Mansur Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30861 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2026 Thana- EXCISE MADHUBAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Mansur Ansari S/O Kasim Ansari Resident of Village- Mehapur (Mahapur), P.S.- Sonra Etardhi Sona Raje(Sonra Etardhi Sona Rai), District- Deoghar, Jharkhand.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short is that from a truck, altogether 5897.16 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is merely a driver of the truck. It has further been submitted that the said truck was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30861 of 2026(2) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 handed over to the petitioner by one Imamudin to deliver the goods to Kotwa. He was having no knowledge about the said liquor. Nothing has been recovered from his possession. It has further been submitted that the witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel. Police has not complied Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. while making the seizure. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 30.01.2026.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

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 released on bail in connection with Excise Madhuban P.S. Case No. 37 of 2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.02, East Champaran at Motihari. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T