Lalu Yadav @ Sourav Suman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30383 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2026 Thana- ANTICHAK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Lalu Yadav @ Sourav Suman S/o Siyaram Yadav R/o Village- Ramjanipur, P.S.- Shivnarayanpur, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard Mr. Diwakar Upadhyaya, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Antichak P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 203.250 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a Tata Mazic vehicle bearing Registration No.BR10P2784 and one motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR10AV2270 was also seized from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30383 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/3 been implicated in the present case. It has been specifically stated in paragraph nos. 8 and 9 of the petition that the petitioner has no connection either with the accused persons, who were allegedly arrested on the spot and disclosed the petitioner's name, or with the vehicle seized in connection with the alleged occurrence. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR, I find that specific information has been given in paragraphs no.8 and 9 of the bail petition that petitioner has no connection either with the accused persons, who were allegedly arrested on the spot and disclosed the petitioner's name, or with the vehicles seized in connection with the alleged occurrence. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

7. Learned District Court is directed to obtain report from the District Transport Officer, Bhagalpur in respect of the two vehicles involved in the alleged illegal trade of liquor. The District Transport Officer must forthwith send the report to the learned District Court concerned. If, upon consideration of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30383 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 3/3 report, the learned District Court is satisfied that the two vehicles bear genuine registration numbers and that the names of the respective owners are duly reflected on the basis of the registration numbers, chassis numbers, and engine numbers of the said vehicles, then, in such circumstances, the petitioner named above shall be released on pre-arrest bail on such terms and conditions, as the learned District Court deems it fit and proper.

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

9. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T