IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59549 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-358 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Bulli chouhan Son of Ram Narayan Noniya @ Ram Narayan Chouhan Resident of Village-Jamuaa @ Jamua, P.S-Madanpur, District-Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Deepak Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 21-08-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(3), 41(1) and 41(2) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of nine cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 22.06.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 520 litres of spirit from a car. 4. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized car and he came to be implicated based on secret information which is the easiest way to implicate someone. It is also submitted that once an Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59549 of 2026(2) dt.21-08-2026 2/2 accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either through chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. 5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Excise Thana Sadar Case No.358 of 2026. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T