Shiv Chandan Jha @ Shiv Nandan Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44313 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2026 Thana- EXCISE BENIPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Shiv Chandan Jha @ Shiv Nandan Jha (Male), aged about 36 years, S/o Sri Dinesh Jha, Resident of Village - Mohan Bahera, Police Station- Bahera, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016/2018.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, total 61.155 liters of different brands of foreign liquor were recovered from different bags.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He next submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner nor the petitioner is the owner of the seized liquor and he has no role about the recovery of the seized
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44313 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/2 liquor, petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petition and he is in custody since 21.05.2026.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. In view of the aforesaid submissions, let the above named petitioner be released on bail 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-I, Darbhanga in connection with Excise Benipur P.S. Case No. 131 of 2026.
(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T