Ritesh Kumar Patel @ Ritesh Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24280 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2026 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ritesh Kumar Patel @ Ritesh Patel S/O Ram Parvesh Singh Resident of Mohalla- Ward No. 5 Gandhi Nagar, P.S Kochas, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Kant, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 51 of 2026, instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on getting secret information regarding transportation of illicit liquor, police party reached at the marked place and recovered 34.6 litres country made liquor from a motorcycle on which two persons were riding who were apprehended by the police. They disclosed that the alleged motorcycle and liquor was supplied by the petitioner to deliver the same to a person near Kali Mandir in the way of village Barhari.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24280 of 2026(2) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 case on the basis of disclosure of apprehended co-accused persons. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or with the motorcycle. He was not present on the spot. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submission of learned counsel for the parties and clean antecedent of the petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 51 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) rakhi/- U T