IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32459 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2023 Thana- BARHARA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Alok Kumar Sultania @ Alok Sultania S/O Late Banwarilal Sultania R/O Flat No. 705, Pushpanjali Venkatesh Apartment, Budh Marg, P.S.- Kotwali, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate Mr. Mohit Agarwal, Advocate Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate Mr. Vikash Khanna, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 13-05-2026 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 309.6 liters illicit liquor was recovered from white colour Pickup vehicle bearing Reg. No. BR01-GC-5803. Two persons apprehended on the spot. It is alleged that petitioner is owner of the seized vehicle. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. As a matter of fact, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32459 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/3 petitioner is director of M/s. Maruti Meditech Pvt. Ltd., in whose name, the seized vehicle was purchased, however, the seized vehicle was sold and delivered on 03.12.2022 to one Subodh Kumar, and in this regard, the complete paperwork was made and original documents were handed over to the said purchaser who applied for transfer of ownership. Accordingly, petitioner has now no concern with the seized vehicle or with the liquor. Petitioner was neither present on the spot nor any incriminating material has been recovered from his conscious possession. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and fair antecedent of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court concerned within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1, Ara, Bhojpur, in connection with Barahara (Khawaspur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 81 of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32459 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 3/3 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. utkarsh/-koustav (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T