IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56288 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-457 Year-2026 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1. Shyamlal Sonkar Son of Nandlal Sonkar Resident of Mohalla - Bauliya, Near Nishant Cinema Hall, P.S.- Sasaram (T), District - Rohtas. 2. Pintu Kumar Son of Manna Ram Sonkar @ Manna Sonkar Resident of Mohalla - Bauliya, Near Nishant Cinema Hall, P.S.- Sasaram (T), District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Siddharth Harsh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, 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 Sasaram(T) P.S. Case No. 457 of 2026, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 230.935 liters liquor was recovered from shop. 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 have Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56288 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 2/3 got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that the petitioners were not present at the place of occurrence rather they were arrested from their house. It is further submitted that the petitioners were arrested only on the basis of suspicion. The petitioners are in custody since 21.06.2026 and have got two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 5. Learned APP 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 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/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sasaram(T) P.S. Case No. 457 of 2026, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioners. (II) The petitioners shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56288 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 3/3 two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners. Rajorshi/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T