Ajit Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16157 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-325 Year-2025 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Ajit Sah S/o Kunkun Sah Resident of village- Sidhiyahi, ward no 1, Police station- Kalyanpur, DIST- samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. N.N. Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard Mr. Ramesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. N.N. Tiwary, learned APP for the State. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jokihat PS Case No. 325 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 192.54 litres of liquor was recovered from Bolero.

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 as being owner of the Scorpio in question. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16157 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 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. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 16.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 86836 of 2025. 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 Jokihat PS Case No. 325 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T