Risikesh Kumar Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 9 June, 2025

Patna High Court – Orders

Risikesh Kumar Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 9 June, 2025

Author: Partha Sarthy

Bench: Partha Sarthy

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34891 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gopalganj
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                 Risikesh Kumar Singh S/o Omprakash Singh Resident of Arna Ward No. 02,
                 Police Station- Mashrakh, District- Saran, Bihar

                                                                                     ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                         Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Kumar Harshvardhan, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Nityanand, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   09-06-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for

grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case no.143

of 2025, registered under sections 30(a) and 32 of the Bihar

Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states

that seeing the police personnel the two accused persons started

to flee away. One of them ie the petitioner herein was caught

and 26.28 litres of country liquor was recovered from the dicky

of his vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No

incriminating article has been recovered either from his

possession or from his vehicle. He is in custody since 5.3.2025
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and has no antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise

Act, 2016. He undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned

A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in

the F.I.R, the petitioner being in custody since 5.3.2025 and

especially his not having any antecedent under the Bihar

Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the petitioner is directed to be

enlarged on bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case no.143 of

2025, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten

Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions

Judge IV-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Court-II, Gopalganj.

(Partha Sarthy, J)
avinash/-

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