Manish Kumar Gupta @ Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42285 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2026 Thana- LAURIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Manish Kumar Gupta @ Manish Kumar Son of Govardhan Sah @ Gov Dhran Sah Resident of Village- Matiyariya, P.S.- Lauriya, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence under sections 274, 275 and 3(5) of B.N.S. and Section 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2018.

3. The recovery is of 182.725 litres of illicit countrymade liquor from a vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.05.2026 without any fault.

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5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned Court below, in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 289 of 2026.

9. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Bela, Muzaffarpur and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

10. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Lauriya Police Station, District- West Champaran on every

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42285 of 2026(2) dt.29-06-2026 3/3 Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T