IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87509 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-255 Year-2025 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Chandan Mahto S/o Fuleshwar Mahto Resident of Village - Piyarpurva, P.S - Marhowrah, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Kanhaiya Kishore (App.100) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 30-01-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of five cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 20 litres of liquor from piyarpurva chawar along with 2000 litres of mahua pass and 05 bhati were destroyed. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits 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 Chaukidar with Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87509 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 whom he is on an inimical term. It is also submitted that petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 15.11.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail- bonds in the sum 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 Marhowrah P. S. Case No.255 of 2025. 7. The application stands allowed. vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T