Md. Sabir v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.03290 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-306 Year-2025 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Md. Sabir S/O Md. Jumrat @ Md. Jumarat R/O Village- Usrahi, P.S - Deodha, District - Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Alias Ashok Karn, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 306 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275, 317(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 1350 litres of liquor was recovered from six motorcycles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired as being the owner of one of the motorcycles in question and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.03290 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 has no knowledge regarding the goods loaded in the vehicle. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Learned counsel, therefore, submitted that prima-facie, no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the lower court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 306 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T