Patna High Court
CR. MISC./59311/2026 of Ranjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 19 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59311 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2026 Thana- Raghunathpur District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/o Nagendra Prasad Yadav Resident of village- Sobaiya, P.S.- Kotwa,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59311 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2026 Thana- Raghunathpur District- East Champaran ======================================================
Ranjan Kumar S/o Nagendra Prasad Yadav Resident of village- Sobaiya, P.S.- Kotwa, Distt- East Champaran
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner
:
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party
:
Mr. Meena Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
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ORAL ORDER
19-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No.122 of 2026 registered under Sections 274, 275, 123 and 110 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred as ‘B.N.S.’, 2023) and 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 29 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59311 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
the petitioner that recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made from one Jimbu Baitha. It is also submitted that name of petitioner arrayed solely on the disclosure made by apprehended co-accused Luvkush Kumar. It is also submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. It is also submitted that neither the petitioner was present at the spot nor was any incriminating material recovered from the petitioner. Explaining criminal antecedent, it is submitted that the petitioner found involved in two more criminal cases of similar nature.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59311 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court- I, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No.122 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Aniket/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) U T