Satyendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 32466 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Satyendra Kumar S/o Bhikhari Das R/o Village- Chintamanpur, PO and PS - Pipra Kothi, District- East Champaran, State Bihar. 2.
Muntun Das @ Muntun Kumar S/o- Lacchu Das R/o- Senduari Purshuttampur, PO and PS -Motipur, District- Muzaffarpur, State- Bihar. ... ... Petitioners/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the petitioners/s :
Mr. Abhigyan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered under Section 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 6.1 litres foreign liquor was recovered from the motorcycle bearing Reg. No. BR06-CF-0895 of which petitioner no.1 is registered owner. Coaccused Ramesh Das apprehended on the spot who disclosed the name of the petitioner no. 2.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 32466 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/3 petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. Further submission is that at the relevant time, the vehicle of the petitioner no.1 was taken by co-accused Ramesh Das, who was apprehended on the spot, for some work and without consent or knowledge of the petitioner no.1, his vehicle was being used for transportation of illicit liquor. Except the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused Ramesh Das, there is nothing material against the petitioner no.2. Petitioners were not present on the spot and nothing has been recovered from their conscious possession. Petitioners have got no criminal antecedent and they undertake to cooperate in the investigation and trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and fair criminal antecedent of the petitioners, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court concerned within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court II,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 32466 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 3/3 Muzaffarpur in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 172 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/-koustav U T