Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14342/2026bail granted

Sunny Mahto @ Sunny Kumar @ Sanni Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-25Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14342 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-655 Year-2025 Thana- MALSALAMI District- Patna ====================================================== Sunny Mahto @ Sunny Kumar @ Sanni Mahto S/o Jai Kishun Mahto R/o Mohalla- Chutkiya Bazar, Police Station- Malsalami, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Malsalami P.S. Case No. 655 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 50 liters liquor was recovered from plastic box and the petitioner was arrested on 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 for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14342 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 arrested only on the basis of suspicion. It is next submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place and the same is easily accessible to the public at large. The petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other coaccused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 11.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8796 of 2026. 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 Malsalami P.S. Case No. 655 of 2025.

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