Manager Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46732 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-572 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Manager Rai Son of Late Anarsi Ray R/o Village - Sadha, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Prakash For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275 and 111 of the B.N.S. and Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of seven cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 29.05.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 1220 litres of liquor from a kiln of four different accused out of which 360 litres of liquor is alleged to have been recovered from kiln of the petitioner and 6000 litres of mahua jaggery solution was destroyed at the spot.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46732 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized kiln and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Vijay in police custody, which does not have any evidentiary value. It is next submitted that police in majority of cases implicating innocent persons either at the behest of Chaukidar, local person, secret information and confessional statement in a mechanical manner without holding a proper investigation.

5. Learned A.P.P. Rabindra Kumar opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bailbonds in the sum of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Chapra Muffasil P. S. Case No.572 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T