Rishipal Singh @ Rishipal Singh Sonu @ Rashpal Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58967 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAON District- Banka ====================================================== Rishipal Singh @ Rishipal Singh Sonu @ Rashpal Singh S/o- Mahendra Singh, Resident of Mohalla- Gyannagar Roshan Coloney Police StationSamana City District- Patiyala State-Punjab ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rajoun P.S. Case No. 270 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 30(a), 32(2) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. There is recovery of 6615 litres of illicit liquor from a Truck bearing Registration No. UP 35T 9192 in which petitioner along with one co-accused were sitting. They were apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion being co-driver of the said truck.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58967 of 2025(3) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is neither owner of the truck nor goods were loaded in his presence. He has no concern with the seized liquor. There is no independent witness to the seizure-list. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He is in judicial custody since 29.06.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. There is no chance of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties, facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Exclusive Excise, Court No. 2, Banka in connection with Rajoun P.S. Case No. 270 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi/- U T