IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9989 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-2025 Thana- BARURAJ District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Mintu Singh S/o- Lalan Singh R/v- Laxaminiya Ps- Baruraj Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Priyesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Narsingh Tanti ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 16-02-2026 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 seven cases, out of which, five cases are under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 656.610 litres of liquor from a bush. 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 is accessible to villagers at large and he came to be implicated at the instance of chowkidar but then it is submitted Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9989 of 2026(2) dt.16-02-2026 2/2 that once an 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 and the petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2026. 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 Baruraj P.S. Case No.225/2025. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T