Raushan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25965 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2026 Thana- KASHICHAK District- Nawada ====================================================== Raushan Kumar Son of Anil Singh Resident of Village -Kashichak PS -Kashichak Distt -Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act (Amended), 2022.
3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that 60.16 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered in front of the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the recovery has been made from an open place, which is easily accessible to all. There is no independent witness to the search and seizure. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has been disclosed by the local Chaukidar. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25965 of 2026(2) dt.24-04-2026 2/2
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his 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) 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 Kashichak P.S. Case No. 24 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.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T