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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43753 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-377 Year-2025 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Indrajeet Mukhiya Son of Late Lalbabu Mukhiya @ Lal Bahadur Mukhiya Resident of village- Koirgawa Ps -Sangrampur District -East Champaran, Motihari ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kanhiya Kishor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of twenty cases out of which nineteen cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 13.04.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 288 liters of liquor from eight kilns and 1500 liters of Mahua Pass was destroyed at the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of any of the kilns and he came to be implicated at the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43753 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/2 instance of Chowkidar. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. It is further submitted that petitioner in similar manner earlier also came to be implicated in cases relating to Excise.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 377 of 2025.
Rishabh/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T