IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56210 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2026 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bikesh Sahani Son of Rajendra Sahani @ Rajindra Sahani Resident of Village - Mehwa, P.S.- Sugauli, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kundan Rathore@ Kundan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 13-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sagauli P.S. Case No. 149 of 2026 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 170 liters liquor was recovered from two plastic gallons near a bamboo orchard. 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 from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56210 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 2/3 name of the petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the local chowkidar. It is further submitted that the recovery is made from an open place which is accessible to the public at large. The bamboo orchard does not belong to the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 16.07.2026 and has got five 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 Sagauli P.S. Case No. 149 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- (I) One of the bailors shall be the petitioner’s own or a close family member. (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed during the trial and shall not remain absent on two consecutive dates without sufficient cause. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56210 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 3/3 (III) The petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence or influence/intimidate any witness during the course of trial. (IV) The petitioner shall not commit any offence of a similar nature in future. In case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. saurav/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T