Patna High Court
CR. MISC./48765/2026 of Ramu Mahato Vs The State of Bihar on 17 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48765 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ramu Mahato Son of Late Shivcharan Mahato @ Late Shivsaran Mahato Resident of village-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48765 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ======================================================
Ramu Mahato Son of Late Shivcharan Mahato @ Late Shivsaran Mahato Resident of village- Watganj Bela, Watjang, P.S.- Piprakothi, District- East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Abhishek Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
17-07-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of two cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 19.05.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 90 liters of liquor from bushes near Dhanauti river.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48765 of 2026(2) dt.17-07-2026
and is accessible to public at large and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Mahendra in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No. 231 of 2025.
Rishabh/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T