Raunak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11341 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- DARIHAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Raunak Kumar Son of Jitendra Singh Resident of Village - Sakhara, P.S.- Dalmiyanagar, District - Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Asha Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Darihat P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025, F.I.R dated 05.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant allegedly noticed a suspicious person riding a motorcycle. He was chased and apprehended, and upon search, three bottles of liquor totalling 1.125 liters were allegedly recovered. The accused, namely, Bahadur Kumar @ Vivek Kumar Sharma, was arrested on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged recovery was made from a bag being carried on a motorcycle belonging to the petitioner. However, as a matter of fact, the petitioner had lent his motorcycle to a co-villager on the pretext of visiting his relative's village, and he had no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11341 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 knowledge of any illicit liquor being transported on the said motorcycle. There is nothing specific attributed to the petitioner to connect him with the said transportation of the seized liquor. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has a clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.

6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the constructive possession of the petitioner, accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Court No.1, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Darihat P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T