Chakradhari Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36583 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-544 Year-2025 Thana- DEHRI TOWN District- Rohtas ====================================================== Chakradhari Ram, S/o Chhotelal Ram @ Chhotelal Dom, R/o VillageAyarkotha, P.S- Darihat, Dist- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Dehri (T) P.S. Case No.544 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 125 liters of IMFL/country-made liquor from auto bearing Registration No. BR24 PA 7699.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for petitioner that for technical reason, as the petitioner is still the registered owner of the auto in issue, which was sold
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36583 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 2/3 back in the year 2024 itself i.e. through sale letter (Annexure-2) dated 24.08.2024, the petitioner was implicated with present recovery. It is pointed out that admittedly recovery was not made from conscious physical possession and moreover auto rickshaw is a public transport. The petitioner claimed clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking of note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail 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, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dehri (T) P.S. Case No.544 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36583 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 3/3 under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T