IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11855 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2021 Thana- RAHIKA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Mahto S/o Ram Kishan Mahto Resident of Village - Goshnagar, P.S - Rajnagar, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhavesh Kumar Sah For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 11-03-2026 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 offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 and 34 of the IPC and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 1977 litres of liquor from a pick up vehicle. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated based on the fact that he is owner of the seized vehicle. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus would create evidence against himself and hence would get Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11855 of 2026(2) dt.11-03-2026 2/2 implicated and at the same time shall bring disrepute to his business and the petitioner was completed unaware that his driver would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 11.01.2026. 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.5000/- (Rupees five 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 Rahika P.S. Case No.71 of 2021. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T