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Suresh Nut v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC12 Mar 2026CR. MISC./16099/2026

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Anticipatory bail; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No. 16099 of 2026; Suresh Nut; State of Bihar; Panapur PS Case No. 116 of 2025; Saran; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; liquor recovery from motorcycle; disclosure by co-accused; Section 103 BNSS 2023 compliance; Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions; co-accused regular bail Cr. Misc. No. 48515 of 2025 dated 29.07.2025; bail bond Rs. 15,000 with two sureties.

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Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released, upon arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court below in connection with Panapur PS Case No. 116 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Suresh Nut Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16099 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2025 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran

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Suresh Nut S/o Jawahir Nut @ Jawahar Nut R/o vill - Bagdiha, P.s.- Panapur, Distt.- saran at Chapra

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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2 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Panapur PS Case No. 116 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that total 56 litres of liquor was recovered from a motorcycle.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused person. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16099 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2

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motorcycle and he has no concern with the same. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, contends that prima-facie no case is made out against the petitioner. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 29.07.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 48515 of 2025.

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Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Panapur PS Case No. 116 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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Raj Kishore/- U T

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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