IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57444 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2026 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Sah S/o Surendra Sah R/o Village - Murarpur, P.S.- Janta Bazar, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Krishna Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 Heard Mr. Krishna Kant Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Ms. Sharda Kumari, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 159 of 2026 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 2.34 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner resides in a joint family house where several family members reside, and he had no knowledge of the alleged liquor. He Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57444 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/3 further submitted that the seizure was not conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 100 of the Cr.P.C. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, learned counsel seeks that the petitioner be released on pre-arrest bail. 5. Per contra, learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. 6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the F.I.R. and the fact that the alleged recovery was made from a joint house where several family members reside, and he had no knowledge of the alleged liquor kept therein, and also the fact that the seizure was not conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 BNSS, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 159 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57444 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 3/3 7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force. Sanjay/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T