Pradhan Nut @ Khelari Nut @ Khiladi Nat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6258 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2025 Thana- MAKER District- Saran ====================================================== Pradhan Nut @ Khelari Nut @ Khiladi Nat S/O Giri Nut Village- Kasba Maker Tola, Chakiya, P.S.- Maker, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 03-02-2026 Heard Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Renu Kumari, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Maker P.S. Case No. 247 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 96 litres of illicit liquor along with liquor manufacturing articles such as gas cylinder, stoves and tasla etc. was recovered from the palani of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6258 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 2/3

4. 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 confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has no knowledge and concern with the alleged recovery. Learned counsel further submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to public at large. 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 Maker P.S. Case No. 247 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6258 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 3/3 Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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