Ravi Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24999 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2026 Thana- Dhobaha District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.
Ravi Yadav Son of Late Jagan Yadav Resident of Village- Salempur, P.S.- Dhobhan, District- Bhojpur 2.
Vikash Yadav @ Vikash Yadav @ Vkash Yadav Son of Tarkeshwar Yadav Resident of Village- Salempur, P.S.- Dhobhan, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.
3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that 21.750 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from plastic sack which was kept at public place.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the name of the petitioner has been disclosed by the local chaukidar. There is no independent witness to the search and seizure and the recovery has been made from the public place, which is easily accessible to others. It is further submitted that there is no recovery from the personal or conscious possession of the petitioners.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24999 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/2
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail on the ground that petitioners have criminal antecedent. However, it has been submitted that the petitioners are on bail in the said cases.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Dhoban P.S. Case No. 21 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, subject to further condition(s):
(i) One of the bailors will be their own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother,sister.
(ii) The petitioners shall co-operate with the investigation, if not already concluded and make themselves available as and when so required, failing which the prosecution will be at liberty to move cancellation of their bail bond.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T