Arjun Sharma vs The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Registration and Excise, Bihar, Patna

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 249

PATNA HIGH COURT
MOHIT KUMAR SHAH, ALOK KUMAR PANDEY, JJ
Arjun Sharma – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Registration and Excise, Bihar, Patna – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Gopal Bohra, Advocate, Mr. Sudhir Kumar Singh, Advocate, Mr. Saharsh Singh, Advocate, Mr. Ambrish Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Mukul Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondents: Smt. Binita Singh, SC-28, Mr. Ujjawal Bhushan, AC to SC-28

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH)

Date : 05-02-2026 The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondent-authorities to de-seal/release the house of the petitioner situated at Mauza-Mirzapur, Thana No.360, Khata No.40, Khersa No.467, Ward No.13, Police Station-Nawada Town, District-Nawada, which has been seized in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No.544 of 2024, dated 05.08.2024, registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act, 2016”) against one Ranjeet Kumar on account of recovery of 4.950 litres of foreign liquor from the said premises.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the Assistant Sub-Inspector, Prohibition and Excise Police Station, Nawada along with other police personnel and officials had conducted a raid on the premises of the house in question on 05.08.2024 and during the course thereof 4.950 litres of foreign liquor was recovered and the person who was caught from the said premise, upon enquiry disclosed his name as Ranjeet Kumar. The said seizure of illicit foreign liquor has led to filing of the aforesaid FIR, bearing Nawada Excise P.S. Case No.544 of

2024.

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