Manish Kumar @ Pintu Yadav @ Manish @ Pintu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2385 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2023 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Manish Kumar @ Pintu Yadav @ Manish @ Pintu S/O Late Pramod Rai @ Pramod Kumar R/O Lal Kothi Lakhahi Sultanpur, P.S- Danapur Dist- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ghanshyam Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 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 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of IPC read with Sections 30(a), 30(i)(ii) and 41 of the Bihar Excise Act.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of three cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 2660.025 liters of liquor from a truck.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated based on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2385 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 confessional statement of Lalu in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. It is further submitted that petitioner is in custody since 20-11-2025. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Bihta P.S. Case No. 21 of 2023.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T