IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7977 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2025 Thana- KORANSARAI District- Buxar ====================================================== Manoj Nut @ Manish Nut Son of Vakil Nut R/o Village - Mahila, P.S. - Koransarai, Dist. - Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Dimpal Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Koran Sarai P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 06 liters liquor was recovered from open place near the house of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7977 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/2 for the petitioner also submtited that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place near the house of the petitioner and the same is easily accessible to the public at large. It is further submitted that the petitioner was not arrested on spot. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by local chowkidar. The petitioner is in custody since 28.12.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. 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 petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Koran Sarai P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025. Rajorshi/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T