Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45960 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2026 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Manoj Kumar S/o Yogendra Ray Resident of Village - Manika Harikesh, P.S.- Mushahari, District - Muzaffarpur (Owner of ATS Car Reg. No. BR06BG 9997 ke Malik) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2026 Heard the parties

2. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 170 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 34.56 litres of IMFL.

4.Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from vehicles which were parked outside the house of one Deepak Kumar. It is submitted that Etios Liva car of petitioner bearing registration no. BRO6BG9997 was also parked there carrying total of 34.56 lt of foreign liquor. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45960 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 submitted that petitioner has given his car to one Deepak Kumar who is the driver of the car. It is submitted that recovery is not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent. 5 Learned APP, opposed the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual and legal submission and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor primafacie not appears to be made from the physical possession of the petitioner, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Spl. Excise court I, Muzaffarpur /concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 170 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T