Aditya Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14772 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-393 Year-2025 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Aditya Raj Son of Raju Kumar R/o - Ward No.40, Bakarganj, Abhanda, P.S. - Laheriasarai, District - Darbhanga, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 393 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 429 litres of liquor was recovered from car.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner has transpired as being owner of the motorcycle in question. He further submitted that, in fact, the petitioner has given his motorcycle to his relative. The petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14772 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. 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 Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 393 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