IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30257 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2026 Thana- ANTICHAK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Subhash Kumar S/o Devendra Kumar Mandal R/o Village-Tintanga Diyara, Katru Mandal Tola, P.S- Rangra, District-Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anjani Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Antichak P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, registered for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, police received secret information about transportation of illicit liquor in a TATA Magic vehicle being escorted by a motorcycle. Police reached the spot and found some persons standing near the vehicle and the motorcycle who started fleeing away on seeing the police party. Petitioner and one other coaccused person were apprehended after chase and a third coaccused sitting on the driver seat was also apprehended. On search of the vehicle, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30257 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/3 203.50 litres of foreign liquor was recovered. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or with the vehicle from which recovery has been made. Petitioner was merely standing nearby the vehicle and on suspicion he has been apprehended. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and only recovery is of mobile phone which belongs to this petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that two coaccused persons have been granted bail by a learned Coordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 22.04.2026 and 27.04.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 27193 of 2026 and Cr. Misc. No. 27783 of 2026. Petitioner is having clean antecedent and he is in custody since 12.02.2026. Charge sheet has been submitted. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. 6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the nature of allegation, period of custody of the petitioner and submission of charge sheet, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30257 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 3/3 (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Bhagalpur/concerned court, in connection with Antichak P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned. Anuradha/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T