IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5297 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-253 Year-2025 Thana- BHELDI District- Saran ====================================================== Chawkalet Nut @ Chaklet Nat S/o- Late Rajendra Nut village - Jalalpur, Patrohi Kala, P. S - Bheldi, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hemant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 30-01-2026 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 offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of three cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 270 litres of liquor from a bush situated behind the hut of co-accused. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and he came to be implicated at the instance of chowkidar but then it is submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5297 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either through chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation and the petitioner is in custody since 26.10.2025. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 5. 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.10,000- (Rupees ten 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 Bheldi P.S. Case No.253/2025. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T