Vinod Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21666 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2019 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Vinod Ray S/o Late Babulal Ray Resident of Village- Salempur, PS- Lalganj, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shyameshwar Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 353, 467, 468, 471, 414, 307, 308 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 34, 36, 30(a), 32(2) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 198 litres illicit liquor was recovered from the seized vehicles.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicles in question. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and has been made an accused in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21666 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 97 of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T