Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89489/2025bail granted

Santosh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-23Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89489 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-462 Year-2025 Thana- RAJNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Santosh Mahto S/O Bhola Mahto Resident of Village- Raghubir Chowk, Ram Patti, P.S. Rajnagar, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 462 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 274 and 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 144 liters of illicit liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 50,000/- in some charitable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89489 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/2 organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, 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 the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court, Madhubani/concerned Court below in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 462 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 50,000/- in Ramkrishna Mission Ashrama, Bela, Muzaffarpur and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T