Patna High CourtCR. MISC./3023/2026bail granted

Amresh Mahto @ Amresh Kumar Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-19Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3023 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2024 Thana- SAKATPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Amresh Mahto @ Amresh Kumar Mahato S/o Yogendra Mahto @ Jogindra Mahto @ Jogendra Mahto R/o village - Kakodha Purvi, Kakoraha, P.S.- Sakatpur, District - Darbhanga, State- Bihar, Pin - 847204. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Kanchan Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sakatpur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 360 liters of Nepali liquor was recovered from straw house.

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 for the petitioner further submitted that the recovery has been made from straw house, which is an open place and accessible

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3023 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 to public at large . The petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2025 and has got two criminal antecedents. 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 Sakatpur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2024, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T