Rajesh Uraw v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17700 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-589 Year-2025 Thana- PIRPAINTI District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Rajesh Uraw S/O Late Mahesh Uraw R/O Vill.- Balli Tikar, P.S.- Pirpainti, Dist.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Niranjan Parihar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pirpainti P.S. Case No.589 of 2025, F.I.R dated 25.12.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, on the basis of secret information, police conducted a raid at the house of the petitioner and recovered 15 liters of country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent. It is further submitted that the recovery was made from the joint house of the petitioner and he was not apprehended on the spot. The name of the petitioner has surfaced only on the basis of the statement of local chaukidar. There has been no recovery of liquor from the conscious/

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17700 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 constructive possession of the petitioner. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

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/ conscious possession of the petitioner and the recovery has been made from a joint house, 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 Excise Judge IInd, Bhagalpur, in connection with Pirpainti P.S. Case No.589 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