IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40999 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2025 Thana- LAKHAURA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manjay Sahani @ Manoj Kumar Sahani @ Manjay Kumar Sahani, S/O Rachheya Sahani Resident of village - Muswa Bhediyari, P.S. Sugauli, District- East Champaran, Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case no.241 of 2025 registered under sections 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 3. As per the prosecution case, 110 litres of country liquor was recovered from the motorcycle in question and Pawan Kumar was taken into custody. On enquiry Pawan Kumar disclosed the name of the petitioner as the person who had managed to escape. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor any incriminating article recovered from his possession. He has been falsely implicated in the case on the alleged statement of co- Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40999 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/2 accused made before police. He has no concern with the seized liquor or the motorcycle in question. He is in custody since 9.4.2026 and has no criminal antecedent. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R., the petitioner not having been arrested at the spot, no incriminating article having been recovered from his possession and the petitioner having remained in custody since 9.4.2026, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case no.241 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court no.1, Civil Court, East Champaran at Motihari. avinash/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T