IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12142 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-751 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ======================================================

Manoj Nagar Son of Sarjeet Singh @ Sarjeet Nagar Resident of Village- Jagatpur, P.S.- Timarpur, District- North Delhi (Delhi- 110084) (District has been wrongly mentioined in F.I.R.)

... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mukesh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, A.P.P.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER

2 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 751 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 32(i), 32(3), 42(i) and 42(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 133.410 liters liquor was recovered from car. Petitioner was arrested on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner is driver of the vehicle and he has no knowledge regarding the goods loaded in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 14.12.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.

751 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be the petitioner’s own or close member.

fixed during the trial and shall not remain absent on two consecutive dates without sufficient cause.

prosecution evidence or influence/intimidate any witness during the course of trial.

In case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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