IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23957 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2026 Thana- DEV District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Sumant Kumar @ Mahakal S/o Shivendra Singh R/o Village- Chaukhara, P.S.- Kutumba, Distt.- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 26429 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2026 Thana- DEV District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Momtaj Khan @ Mumtaj Khan @ Mumtaj Anasari @ Md. Momtaz Khan Son of Ibrar Khan R/O Vill.- Mahadev Chaaran, P.S.- Mali, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 23957 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Ms.Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Khurshid Anwar, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 26429 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Deo P.S. Case No. 33/2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 34 and 36 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23957 of 2026(4) dt.01-07-2026 2/2 3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 640 litres of spirit from a vehicle. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have falsely been implicated in the case. The names of the petitioners have surfaced in the transportation of spirit. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner namely, Sumant Kumar has four criminal antecedents and petitioner namely, Momtaj Khan has clean antecedent and they are in custody since 06.02.2026 and 05.02.2026. The petitioners undertake to co- operate in the case/ trial. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners. 6. Considering the huge recovery, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, these applications stand dismissed. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T