Rakesh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7019 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2025 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Rakesh Chaudhary S/o- Late Kedar Chaudhary R/v- Shobhipur Ps- Janta Bazar Dist- 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 :

Mr.Arun Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 71 litres of liquor was recovered in this case from four different places, including the house of petitioner.

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 statement given by local people. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7019 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 two criminal antecedents. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the recovery has been made from joint house of the petitioner, where other family members also reside. 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.

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 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 Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T