Madhu Ranjan Kumar @ Madhu Rajan Kumar Singh @ Madhuranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36851 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2026 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Madhu Ranjan Kumar @ Madhu Rajan Kumar Singh @ Madhuranjan Kumar Son of Nand Kumar singh Resident of Village -Daulatpur Chandi, PS-Hajipur Sadar Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hajipur P.S. Case No. 108 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to have in possession of 20 litres of illicit liquor and engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner was implicated with the present case only for the reason that he is the owner of the Car from where the illicit liquor was recovered. It is submitted that the vehicle in issue was misused by the driver of the petitioner. It is pointed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36851 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/2 out that the reason for implication of this petitioner in the present case is his criminal antecedents as he found involved in eight (8) cases of different nature, in which he is on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Exclusive Special Excise Judge- I, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned court in connection with Hajipur Excise P.S. Case No. 108 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S."). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T