Rahul Raj @ Chintu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29603 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-286 Year-2025 Thana- NAGAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Rahul Raj @ Chintu S/o Late Jai Prakash Sinha R/o Village- Pauni Hasanpur (Abdul Hasanpur), P.S.- Vaishali, Distt.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 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, total 94.305 litres illicit liquor was recovered from the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has been made accused only on suspicion. Recovery has been made from an open place, accessible to one and all. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature.
5. Considering the nature of accusation and place of recovery, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29603 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 2/2 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 Court Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1 cum Additional District & Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P. S. Case No. 286 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T