Patna High CourtCR. MISC./88477/2025bail granted

Srikant Rai @ Umakant Rai @ Kallu Rai @ Srikant Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-24Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88477 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-356 Year-2024 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Srikant Rai @ Umakant Rai @ Kallu Rai @ Srikant Yadav S/O Sanjivan Rai R/O Vill.- Sukumarpur, P.S.- Raghopur, (Rustampur O.P.), District- Vaishali, and presently R/O Locality - Baglodan Gali Mangal Talab, P.S. Chowk, District Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravish Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 356 of 2024 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022 and Sections 274/275 of the B.N.S.

3. The recovery is of 120 litres of illicit country-made liquor near the banks of Ganga river.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has eight criminal antecedents. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 22.08.2025 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 learned Exclusive Court of Excise (Second)-cumDistrict and Additional Session Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur/ concerned Court below, in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 356 of 2024.

9. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Nala Road, Patna, Bihar 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88477 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 3/3 being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Chowk Police Station, District- Patna on every 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