IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30411 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2025 Thana- KATIHAR MUFFASIL District- Katihar ====================================================== Ajay Hanri @ Ajay Hadi S/o Raj Kumar Hadi R/o Tola Saheb, P.S. - Katihar Mufasil, Distt. - Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Shaheen Begum, 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 Muffasil P.S. Case No. 134 of 2025, registered for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, in a drive against illicit liquor, police received secret information about petitioner and other coaccused persons hiding country made liquor in the house of the petitioner and selling the same to the whole village. A search was conducted in the house of the petitioner and recovery of 400 litre of country made chulai liquor was made. Two motorcycles were also seized. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30411 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/3 petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Petitioner was not apprehended from the spot and nothing incriminating has been recovered from his conscious possession. The mandatory provisions of BNSS have not been adhered to. The petitioner is in custody since 10.03.2026. Petitioner is having antecedent of one case. 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 fact that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot and further considering period of custody of the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-II, Katihar/concerned court, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 134 of 2025, 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30411 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 3/3 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