Pappu Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3392 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-188 Year-2021 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pappu Rai S/O Wakil Rai R/O Village- Sukumarpur, P.S- Raghopur, (Rustampur O.P) Dist.- Vaishali,At present Adra Ghat,Patna city, P.SMalsalami, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Raghopur PS Case No. 188 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 272, 273 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC').
3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 250 liters liquor was recovered from plastic gallon.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3392 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 24.10.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.
5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Raghopur PS Case No. 188 of 2021.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T