Pramod Kumar Gupta @ Pramod Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31224 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2026 Thana- CHENARI District- Rohtas ====================================================== Pramod Kumar Gupta @ Pramod Sah S/O Dhanraj Sah Resident of VillageNayakpur, P.S- Chenari, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Nandani Kumari, Advocate Mr. Siddharth Harsh, Advocate Mr. Vishal Singh, Advocate Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocate Mr. Shashank Chouhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Chenari P.S. Case no. 63 of 2026, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, while the three accused persons, seeing the police personnel managed to escape, on search 7 litres of country liquor was recovered from the motorcycle in question.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession and he has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the registered owner of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31224 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 vehicle. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R., no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and the petitioner having been implicated in the case for the reason of his being the registered owner of the vehicle from which the seizure is said to have taken place together with the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Chenari P.S. Case no. 63 of 2026 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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court no.1, Sasaram, DistrictRohtas. (Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T