Bala Nut @ Bala Kumar Nut @ Bala Kumar Nat @ Bala Nat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12221 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-746 Year-2023 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Bala Nut @ Bala Kumar Nut @ Bala Kumar Nat @ Bala Nat Son of Dinesh Nut R/V - Mirzapur Vajitbhoraha, (Bazid Bhoraha), P.S - Madhaurah, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kanhiya Kishor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 10-04-2026 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 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 332, 333, 307 and 353 of the IPC and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of seven cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 75 litres of liquor from a bush near a canal.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12221 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026 2/2 recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and he came to be implicated based on secret information which is the easiest way to implicate someone without holding a proper investigation. It is further 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 also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 9-1-2026 and charges have been framed.

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 Marhowrah (Madhaurah) P.S. Case No. 746 of 2023.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T