Patna High Court – Orders
Sonu Nut vs The State Of Bihar on 18 April, 2026
Author: Satyavrat Verma
Bench: Satyavrat Verma
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19628 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-746 Year-2023 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran
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Sonu Nut S/o Daharu Nut Resident of Village- Mirjapur Bajit Bhorha, P.S.-
Marhowrah, Distt.- Saran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-04-2026
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 Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325,
332, 333, 307 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section
30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has antecedent of six cases under the Excise Act and
allegation is of recovery of 75 litres of liquor from a place near the
canal.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was
recovered from his conscious possession and even the alleged
recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and
is accessible to villagers at large. It is further submitted that
petitioner came to be implicated at the instance of the Chawkidar
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with whom he is on an inimical term. It is next submitted that once
an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise the police start
implicating mechanically either at the instance of the Chawkidar,
local person, confessional statement or secret information without
holding a proper investigation of the case. It is also submitted that
petitioner is in custody since 18.02.2026 and if the privilege of
regular bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner will not
abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-
named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of
Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the
case is pending in connection with Marhowrah P.S. Case No. 746 of
2023.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Kundan/-
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