Md. Sufel Sah @ Md. Sufail v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-957 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kishanganj ====================================================== 1.

Md. Sufel Sah @ Md. Sufail S/o Late Md. Hanif Sah Resident of VillageMajhauli, Ward No.9, P.S.- Belsar O.P., District- Vaishali 2.

Suresh Ram S/o Harendra Ram Resident of Village- Majhauli, Ward No.9, P.S.- Belsar O.P., District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Meena Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in Special Case No. 975/2025, arising out of Excise P.S. case No. 957 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 216 liters liquor was recovered from pick-up van and the petitioners were arrested on spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that friend of petitioner No. 1 has taken the car for personal use and without checking the vehicle, the petitioner No. 1, who is owner of the car and petitioner No. 2, sitting as passenger when the police recovered the liquor. The petitioners have no concerned with the said liquor. I The petitioners are in custody since 25.11.2025 and have got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 3/3 satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Special Case No. 975/2025, arising out of Excise P.S. case No. 957 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Pankaj/- U T