Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27596 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2026 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Son of Laxman Chaudhary Resident of Quarter No. 1290, Street No. 17, Sector 8/B, Bokaro Steel City, P.S.- Bokaro, District - Bokaro (Jharkhand).

... ... 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. Ahmad Ali, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 0.75 litres illicit liquor was recovered from the seized Swift Dzire car of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery and he has been made accused in this case merely on suspicion. Without consent and knowledge of this petitioner, driver of the car kept the same for his own consumption. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27596 of 2026(2) dt.04-05-2026 2/2

6. Considering the quantity of recovery and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond 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 in connection with Sasaram (Town) P. S. Case No. 134 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T