Hari Kishore Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22205 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2026 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Hari Kishore Mahto S/O Manan Mahto R/O Village- Sristapur, P.S- Janta Bazar, Distt.- Saran.

2.

Manoj Yadav S/O Guljar Yadav R/O Village- Sristapur, P.S- Janta Bazar, Distt.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mrityunjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 40 litres of illicit liquor from the hut.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners are in custody since 29.01.2026 having clean antecedent.

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5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise-3, Saran, Chapra/concerned Court below in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2026.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioners shall deposit cumulatively an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Latu Maharaj Path, Opp. Circuit House, Chapra, Bihar and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioners shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioners.

9. As the petitioners claims to have clean antecedent, the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioners are directed to verify the antecedent of the

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10. As a condition of this order, the petitioners after being released on bail is directed to mark their attendance at Janta Bazar Police Station, District-Saran on first Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioners.

11. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioners at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T