IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16645 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ======================================================

Rohit Kumar S/o Late Upendra Shahni Resident of Nabbe Feet, Police Station- Patrakarnagar, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

2 16-03-2026 Heard Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Sharda Kumari, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since

06.01.2026 in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 71 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 05.01.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 41 and 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. Recovery is of 103.680 liters of foreign liquor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent an