Nandkishor MukhiyaversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32583 of 2026
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2026 Thana- SRINAGAR District- West Champaran
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                 Nandkishor Mukhiya, S/o Musafir Mukhiya, R/o Village- Mangalpur Siswa,
                 P.S.- Srinagar, District- West Champaran

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Niraj Kumar Sharma, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   13-05-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with

                   Srinagar P.S. Case No. 77 of 2026 dated 13.04.2026, registered

                   for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar

                   Prohibition and Excise Act.

                                3. The allegation is of recovery of 94.60 litres foreign

                   liquor near Pipa Bridge on the way of Mangalpur Sishwa Diara.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this

                   case. It is submitted that nothing has been recovered either from

                   the conscious possession of the petitioner or his house. The said

                   illicit liquor has been recovered near Pipa Bridge on the way of

                   Mangalpur Sishwa Diara. Only on the basis of suspicion and
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                      disclosure made by the local Chowkidar, the petitioner has been

                      made accused in this case. Lastly, it has been submitted that the

                      petitioner has two criminal cases against him.

                                   5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of

                      the petitioner.

                                   6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of

                      the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in

                      the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of

                      six weeks from today, in connection with Srinagar P.S. Case No.

                      77 of 2026, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon

                      furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two

                      sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

                      Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court-II, Bettiah, West

                      Champaran, subject to condition as laid down under Section

                      482(2) of B.N.S.S..



                                                   (Khatim Reza, J)
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