IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45285 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2025 Thana- MAKER District- Saran ====================================================== Deepak Thakur @ Deepak Kumar S/O Harinath Thakur R/O Village- Ekderawa Masuriya , P.S- Maker , Dist - Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Nand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 22-07-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Maker P.S. Case No.192/2025 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 562.56 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 boat. It is further submitted that boat in issue is not connected in any manner with petitioner and petitioner implicated with the present case on the basis of disclosure as made by local Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45285 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 persons. It is submitted that recovery was not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner found involved in four more cases, where he is on bail. 5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail. 6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact 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 Special Exclusive, Excise Court No. 3, Saran at Chapra/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with Maker P.S. Case No.192/2025 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