Arun Nat v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34410 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-105 Year-2026 Thana- DIGHWARA District- Saran ====================================================== 1.
Arun Nat S/o Indal Nat Ro Village- Nat Tolly Shitalpur Basti Jalal, PSDighwara, Distt- Saran 2.
Chuchu Nat @ Chandeshwar Nat S/o Late Lakhan Nat Ro Village- Nat Tolly Shitalpur Basti Jalal, PS- Dighwara, Distt- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case No. 105 of 2026 dated 08.03.2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation, 18 litres of illicit countrymade liquor has been recovered from an abandoned house.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the house does not belong to the petitioners and the name of the petitioners have transpired in this case on the basis of statement of the local chowkidar with whom the petitioners has got enmity. It has further been submitted that petitioner was not arrested at the spot and nothing has been recovered from the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34410 of 2026(2) dt.19-05-2026 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the procedure under Section 103 B.N.S.S. has not been followed. It has lastly been submitted that petitioner No.1 has got no criminal antecedent and petitioner No.2 is accused in one other case of similar nature.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Heard the parties and perused the record.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Saran at Chapra in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case No. 105 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
8. The application stands allowed.
(Praveen Kumar, J) shivam/- U T