IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56239 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2026 Thana- PIPRA District- Patna ====================================================== 1. Shankar Kumar Mahto Son of Ram Bachchan Singh @ I.G. Singh Resident of Village- Masaudhi (Manjhauli), P.S.- Bikram, District- Patna. 2. Guddu Kumar Son of Judagi Yadav @ Dashrath Yadav Resident of Village- Belhauri, Salauri, P.S.- Dulhin Bazar, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 13-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 70 of 2026 instituted for the offences under Sections 30 and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 400 liters liquor was recovered from car and the petitioners were arrested on spot. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56239 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 2/2 have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is further submitted that the petitioners are passengers of the vehicle in question and they had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle. The petitioners are in custody since 26.06.2026 and have got no criminal antecedent. 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 petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 70 of 2026. saurav/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T