Raju Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49736 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-374 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Raju Kumar Singh S/O Jagdish Singh R/O Village- Chakani, Ward No. 15, P.S- Brahmpur, District- Buxar, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Indrajeet Bhushan, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJ KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 374 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) & 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that acting on a secret information, the Excise officials intercepted a threewheeler tempo allegedly driven by the petitioner, Raju Kumar Singh. During the search, 63 litres of illicit country-made liquor from specially concealed compartments beneath the vehicle was recovered. The liquor along with the vehicle was seized and the petitioner was arrested at the spot.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49736 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. He has further submitted that the petitioner is driver of the said vehicle. He has also submitted that the provisions of Section 103 of the BNSS has not been complied with. He has next submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and has been in judicial custody since 03.05.2026. He undertakes to cooperate with the investigation and trial as also, not to repeat the offence of similar nature.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Taking into account the entire facts and circumstances of the case coupled with the fact that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. II, Gopalganj/concerned court in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 374 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49736 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 (ii) One of the bailors must be close relatives of the petitioner such as mother, father, brother, sister or wife. (iii) The petitioner will appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court and if, he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, unless he is prevented by extremely adverse circumstances, the learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (iv) Before release, the learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if he is found involved in any case other than the present one, his bail bond will not be accepted.

(v) It is also made clear that there shall not be any delay in verifying the criminal antecedent of the petitioner. (vi) If he repeats any offence of similar nature, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled immediately by the learned court below.

(Raj Kumar, J) Nirmal/- U T