Sanjeet Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62873 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2025 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sanjeet Mahto Son of Late Sita Ram Mahto Resident of Village- Runni Saidpur, Police Station- Runni Saidpur, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shamir Mehra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case no.268 of 2025, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, about 63 litres of liquor was recovered from the house of co-accused Lakhan Sahani, who is said to have made a statement before police that the petitioner and one another were involved in the trade of liquor along with him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the F.I.R. itself it would transpire that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. The alleged recovery is from the house of co-accused Lakhan Sahani

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62873 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 on whose statement made before police the name of the petitioner transpired. The cause of false implication of the petitioner is his antecedents. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R., no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and the petitioner having been implicated in the case on the statement of co-accused made before police, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case no.268 of 2025 on 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 Special Excise Court no.1, Sitamarhi. (Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T