IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20957 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-958 Year-2025 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Gautam Kumar S/O Budhu Yadav R/O Village - Abdalpur, P.S- Fatuha, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kaushal Kishor, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2026 Heard Mr. Kaushal Kishor, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, learned APP for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Fatuha P.S.Case No.958 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 30(d) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022. 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the police seized 3000 ltrs. of raw materials, 15 drums, 10 ltrs. of country- made mahua liquor and a black coloured Splendor Motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR03W5995 and Chasis No.MBLJAR018H9K00758. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that without considering the report of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20957 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 District Transport Officer, the learned district court has passed the impugned order 10.02.2026. 5. Considering the above submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, I find that the learned district court is required to call for the report from the District Transport Officer in respect of the seized motorcycle and verify the Engine Number and the Chassis Number of the motorcycle. In case, it is found that the said motorcycle does not belong to the petitioner or it is not stolen one, the learned district court is required to pass a fresh order in accordance with law. 6. With the above observation/direction, the present bail application stands disposed of. chn/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T