IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17268 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Manoj Mandal S/o Late Bhuneswar Mandal Resident of Village- Dharamrai Chak Ward No 6, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Asha Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 23-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.67 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from the possession of this petitioner four liters of chulaai country made liquor and 75 liters of jawa mahua was recovered. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the seizure list it will transpire that the recovery has been made from the house of this petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17268 of 2026(2) dt.23-03-2026 2/2 and police has not complied Section 105 of the BNSS while making seizure. It has further been submitted that petitioner is in custody since 31.01.2026. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and he has submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four cases out of which all are of similar nature. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail with the condition that the petitioner shall not indulge in similar nature of offences. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court of District & Additional Sessions Judge-VII- cum-Exclusive Special Excise Court II, Lakhisarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.67 of 2026. durgesh/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T