IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49008 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2025 Thana- CHHAURADANO District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sahdev Paswan @ Sahadeo Paswan S/o Basudev Paswan @ Vasdev Paswan Resident of village- Kodarkat @ Kudarkat, P.S - Chhauradano, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 20-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in Chhauradano P.S. Case No. 319 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 537 liters liquor was recovered from a river. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49008 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 2/3 from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by Local Chowkidar. It is further submitted that recovery is made from the open place accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 24.05.2026 and has got three criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chhauradano P.S. Case No. 319 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner. (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49008 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 3/3 consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. sukriti/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T