IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47974 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Manager Rai Son of Late Anarsi Ray R/o Village- Sadha, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Prakash For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2026 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of seven cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 29.05.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 100 liters of liquor from a place near a bond and 23.25 liters of liquor from Sadha Chawar along with 1000 liters of Mahua Pass which 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 even alleged Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47974 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. 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. 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, 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 Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025. Rishabh/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T