Vinod Chaudhari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9237 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1055 Year-2025 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Vinod Chaudhari Son of Baleshwar Chaudhari Resident of Village- Guriyava PS -Mohanpur District -Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Khurshid Anwar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has apprehend his arrest in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No. 1055 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 305 liters Tadi was recovered from auto and the petitioner was arrested on spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of Tadi. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is owner of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9237 of 2026(2) dt.05-02-2026 2/2 auto in question and he has no knowledge regarding goods loaded on the vehicle by the driver. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 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 Mufassil P.S. Case No. 1055 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