IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44801 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2026 Thana- Excise Benipatti District- Madhubani ====================================================== Bhola Bhandari S/o Ram Chandra Bhandari R/o Village- Basuki Bihari ward no 6, PS- Madhwapur, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 07-07-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Benipatti Excise P.S. Case No.99/2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 9.250 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from the motorcycle and not from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner. It is further submitted that motorcycle in issue is not connected in any manner with petitioner. It is submitted that name of petitioner implicated in the present case on the basis of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44801 of 2026(2) dt.07-07-2026 2/2 disclosure as made by apprehended co-accused. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail. 6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances as mentioned above as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from the physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with Benipatti Excise P.S. Case No.99/2026 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./ Section 482(2) of the BNSS. S.Tripathi/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T