Sonu Nut @ Kabutari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35544 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-640 Year-2023 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Sonu Nut @ Kabutari S/o Daharu Nut Resident of Village- Bajit Bhonha, P.S.- Marhowrah, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2026

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 offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of eight cases out of which six cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 23.02.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 25 litres of liquor from Piyarpurwa Tola and 30 litres of liquor from a place behind the house of Rajendra Manjhi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even the alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35544 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/2 and he came to be implicated based on the secret information which is the easiest way to implicate someone. It is further 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.

5. Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, 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 Madhaurah P.S. Case No. 640 of 2023.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T