State of Bihar vs ARUN KUMAR MAHALDAR — 1/2022

Case under Excise Act (Bihar) Section 30A. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 28th March 2026.

Case disposed

G.r. - Police Case

CNR: BRKT010026452022

Filing Number

2640/2022

Filing Date

16-Nov-2018

Registration No

1/2022

Registration Date

16-Nov-2018

Court

DJ Div. Katihar

Judge

6-Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

Decision Date

28-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 17-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

170

Police Station

BALRAMPUR

Year

2018

Acts & Sections

Excise Act (Bihar) Section 30A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Bihar

    Adv. APO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ARUN KUMAR MAHALDAR

  2. 2.PRITAM KUMAR BHARTI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 28-Mar-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The Exclusive Special Excise Judge at Katihar acquitted Pritam Kumar Bharti of charges under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act on March 28, 2026. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, as two prosecution witnesses turned hostile and the primary witness could not establish the accused's involvement in the illegal liquor smuggling case. The accused, who claimed to have sold the vehicle years earlier (2009), was discharged along with his bailors. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 28-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  5. 12-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Defence Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  7. 23-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  8. 12-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  9. 10-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  10. 02-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  11. 06-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  12. 17-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  13. 12-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  14. 06-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  15. 25-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  16. 11-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  17. 28-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  18. 17-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  19. 02-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  20. 02-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  21. 01-May-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  22. 23-Apr-2025

    Evidence

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  23. 20-Jan-2025

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  24. 19-Sep-2024

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  25. 27-Jun-2024

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  26. 05-Apr-2024

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  27. 09-Jan-2024

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  28. 19-Sep-2023

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  29. 16-Jun-2023

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  30. 10-Mar-2023

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  31. 28-Nov-2022

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  32. 03-Aug-2022

    Appearance

    Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I

  33. 25-Apr-2022

    Appearance

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  34. 21-Feb-2022

    Appearance

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  35. 03-Jan-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  36. 16-Nov-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Exclusive Special Excise Judge at Katihar acquitted Pritam Kumar Bharti of charges under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act on March 28, 2026. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, as two prosecution witnesses turned hostile and the primary witness could not establish the accused's involvement in the illegal liquor smuggling case. The accused, who claimed to have sold the vehicle years earlier (2009), was discharged along with his bailors. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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