Monu Ram @ Monu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15461 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-670 Year-2025 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna ====================================================== Monu Ram @ Monu Kumar Son of Dilip Ram Resident of village - Ushfa, Police Station - Pachrukhiya, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Gourichak P.S. Case No. 670 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 100 litres of liquor was recovered from motorcycle of the apprehended coaccused person.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the vehicle in question. The petitioner has got no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15461 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 knowledge and concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel, therefore, submitted that prima-facie, no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has four 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 stating that petitioner bears three criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the petitioner having three criminal antecedents of similar nature, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

8. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T