IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26071 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Sudhir Kumar son of Prakash Mahto Resident of Village- Marui, narayanpur, Ps- Roh, Dist- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) and 41 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 120 liters illicit beer was recovered from Scorpio vehicle bearing Reg. No. JH01-S- 8660. Apprehended co-accused Mithlesh Kumar disclosed the name of the petitioner and co-accused Mukesh Kumar Paswan @ Jamura that they fled away from the spot. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Further submission is that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26071 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 vehicle and he has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Except the disclosure statement of apprehended co- accused, there is nothing material against the petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court concerned within a period of six 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 2, Nawada, in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 222 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. utkarsh/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T