Mutur Bind @ Mutur Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34463 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2026 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

Mutur Bind @ Mutur Kumar Son of Late Sri Niwash Bind @ Navash Bind Resident of Village- Banarasiya P.S -Sasaram (Muffasil), Dist- Rohtas 2.

Rajanti Kunwar wife of Late Sri Niwash Bind @ Sri Niwash Bind @ Navash Bind Resident of Village- Banarasiya P.S -Sasaram (Muffasil), DistRohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms.Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2026 Heard Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Ms. Shaheen Begum, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 11.400 litres of illicit liquor from the house of the petitioners.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioners have no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34463 of 2026(4) dt.28-07-2026 2/3 the seized liquor nor they are involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Name of the petitioners have surfaced in course of investigation only on the ground that they are the owners of the house from where the alleged recovery has been made, no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioners and that they were not present at the place of occurrence. Petitioners have clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that 11.400 litres of country-made Mahua liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioners, no person was found present at the place of occurrence, no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioners, and they have no criminal antecedent, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34463 of 2026(4) dt.28-07-2026 3/3 where the case is pending, in connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioners as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T