Raja Kumar @ Raja Babu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23653 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2026 Thana- SHIVSAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Raja Kumar @ Raja Babu Son of Dhanji Ram Resident of Mohalla - Baulia, P.S.- Sasaram Nagar, District - Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashikant, Advocate Mrs. Priyanka Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Shivsagar P.S. Case No. 60 of 2026 dated 17.02.2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 317(2) of the B.N.S. and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation, on a secret information, a motorcycle was intercepted in which two people were found seated, one person managed to escape and one came to be arrested. The arrested person disclosed his name as Amarjeet Kumar and altogether 30 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23653 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 that petitioner happens to be the owner of the motorcycle in question and the co-accused has named this petitioner only to save himself and had the petitioner been present there he would have been arrested there itself when many police personnels were present there. The search and seizure list is in violation of mandatory provisions as regarding the search and seizure. It has further been submitted that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

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

6. Heard the parties and perused the record, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Sasaram in connection with Shivsagar P.S. Case No. 60 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) shivam/- U T