Abhiranjan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37773 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2026 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi
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                 Abhiranjan Kumar, Son of Sri Manohar Mahto @ Manohar Mahto, Resident
                 of village -Chiraiya, P.S.- Sahiyara, Dist. -Sitamarhi

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Santosh Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Mohammed Arif, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   17-06-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in

                   connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 84 of 2026, registered

                   for the alleged offences under Section 317(5) of BNS and

                   Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

                                3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and other co-

                   accused were found coming on two motorcycles and they were

                   carrying bags on their motorcycles. They were signaled to stop

                   and from the motorcycle of the petitioner, recovery of 171 liters

                   of illicit Nepali liquor was made. From the motorcycle of co-

                   accused, who fled away, further recovery of 135 liters of illicit

                   Nepali liquor was made.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
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          petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

          case. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the

          person/possession of the petitioner. The petitioner was

          apprehended merely on suspicion. The motorcycle from which

          recovery has been shown does not belong to this petitioner. The

          petitioner is in custody since 26.03.2026 and is having clean

          antecedents. The charge sheet has been submitted.

                       5. Learned APP for the State opposes the submission

          made on behalf of the petitioner.

                       6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and

          submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the

          nature of recovery and further considering the submission of

          charge sheet and period of custody of the petitioner along with

          his clean antecedent, the petitioner above named is directed to

          be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten

          thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

          satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1,

          Sitamarhi/court concerned in connection with Sonbarsa P.S.

          Case No. 84 of 2026, subject to the conditions mentioned in

          Section 480(3) of BNSS and the following conditions:

                       (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of

                       the petitioner.
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                                  (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each

                                  and every date fixed by the court below.

                                  (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive

                                  dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the

                                  bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be

                                  cancelled by the court concerned.



                                               (Arun Kumar Jha, J)
V.K.Pandey/-

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