Rajeev @ Baua @ Rajeev Sah @ Rajiv Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71192 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-352 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Rajeev @ Baua @ Rajeev Sah @ Rajiv Kumar Son of Late Ram Charitra Sah @ Ram Chalitra Sah R/o Village - Chatti Road, Hiralal Chowk, P.S.- Ratanpur, District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, on search, 750 ml illicit liquor was recovered from co-accused Mannu Kumar and on his disclosure, total recovery of 336.930 litres illicit liquor was made from the house of co-accused Gopal Kumar and its surroundings. The apprehended accused Gopal Kumar disclosed that the said liquor belongs to him, co-accused Santosh and petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71192 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/2 case on the basis of confessional statement of apprehended accused persons. Petitioner was neither present on the spot nor he has any concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Except confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. There is no independent witness of the seizure list. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he is on bail. Petitioner is in jail since 10.09.2025 and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of the parties and period of custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.352 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T