IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 50314 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2026 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manohar Dhangad @ Manohar Mahto S/o Harichandra Mahto R/o Village - Ambedkar Nagar Muhalla, P.S. - Chakia, Dist. - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 29-07-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the APP are present. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 154 of 2026 dated 15.04.2026 for the alleged offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act which is pending in the Learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Civil Court, East Champaran, Motihari. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on 15.04.2026 at about 16:00 o’ clock, while patrolling, the Police received confidential information that several individuals, including the petitioner, were involved in the manufacture and trading of illegal liquor. When the Police team reached the spot, they saw the petitioner along with other persons fleeing away. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50314 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 2/3 During the search, 150 liters of country made liquor was recovered by the Police from the place of occurrence with an additional 36 liters of liquor recovered from another location, bringing the total recovery from the Ambedkar Nagar Muhalla area to 186 liters of country made liquor. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has nothing to do with the said recovery and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. The counsel further submits that total 186 liters of country made was recovered and the petitioner fled away on seeing the police. 6. Having heard the parties, I am of the considered view that, the petitioner’s name has surfaced merely on the basis of suspicion and nothing has been recovered from the physical possession of the petitioner, I am inclined to grant the petitioner benefit of anticipatory bail. Let the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/the concerned Court Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50314 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026 3/3 in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 154 of 2026 dated 15.04.2026 for the alleged offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act. Anand/- (Alok Kumar, J) U T