Arjun Mahto @ Arjun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20713 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2026 Thana- CHAPRA TOWN District- Saran ====================================================== Arjun Mahto @ Arjun Kumar S/o Prabhu Mahto R/o Village- Roopganj Adda No.2, P.S.- Chapra Town, Dist.- Saran Present R/o House No.2003, Tajpur Road, EWS Colony, PO- Focal Point, Dist.- Ludhiana, State- Punjab ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Brajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Chapra Town P.S. Case No.53 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that altogether 200 liters of illicit liquor was recovered from a Toto and motorcycle.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Learned counsel has further submitted that the witnesses of the seizure list are police
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20713 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 personnel and police has not complied Section 105 of the BNSS while making seizure. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 19.01.2026.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned 1st Exclusive Special Excise court, Saran at Chapra in connection with Chapra Town P.S. Case No.53 of 2026. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T