Indrajeet Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33692 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2025 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Indrajeet Mukhiya S/o Lalbabu Mukhiya @ Lal Bahadur Mukhiya R/o vill - Koirgawa, PS - Sangrampur, District- East Champaran, Motihari ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of nineteen cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 738 litres of liquor from different places.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that petitioner came to be implicated at the instance of the Chawkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is next

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33692 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/2 submitted that even the alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and is accessible to villagers at large. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise the police start implicating mechanically either at the instance of the Chawkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation of the case and petitioner is in custody since 22.01.2026.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 124 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T