Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4091/2026bail granted

Shankar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-27Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4091 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-262 Year-2025 Thana- PARIHAR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Shankar Sah Son of Ramji Sah Resident Of Village -Sahargama Dhami Tola, Ps- Parihar, Dist -Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Choubey Jawahar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-01-2026 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Choubey Jawahar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 262 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 180 litres of liquor was recovered from two motorcycles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in this case merely as being the owner of one of the motorcycles in question and he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4091 of 2026(2) dt.27-01-2026 2/2 had no knowledge regarding the goods loaded in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 23.11.2025 and has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika 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 as also 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 Parihar P.S. Case No. 262 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T