Nagina Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26934 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2026 Thana- ATRI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Nagina Chaudhary S/o Ramishwar Chaudhary R/o Village - Sahora, P.S.- Atri, District- Gaya.

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Chandan Chaudhary @ Maliya @ Chandan Kumar S/o Ramishwar Chaudhary R/o Village - Sahora, P.S.- Atri, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramesh Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Atri P. S. Case No. 67 of 2026 registered on 22.02.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per prosecution, total recovery of 22.700 liters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, is the subject matter of the present case.

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. In fact, nothing has been recovered from he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26934 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioner rather the alleged recovery has been made from the joint house of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged place of seizure. The petitioner has a clean criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners and submits that the antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

6. In the facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of ₹30000/- (thirty thousand) each as mentioned in Section 2(1) (d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to the satisfaction of the Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-I, Gaya Jee, in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T