Karanjeet Kumar @ Karanjeet Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40033 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2024 Thana- PAKRIDAYAL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Karanjeet Kumar @ Karanjeet Ram, Son of Narendra Ram @ Nagendra Ram, Resident of Village-Dumarwana Ward No. -8, P.S.- Pakaridayal, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-06-2026 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 Pakaridayal P.S. Case No.298 of 2024 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 138.060 liters of IMFL/country-made liquor from a mango orchard.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for petitioner that the recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made from mango orchard, which is an open place and accessible by general public and, therefore, it can be safely said that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40033 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 2/2 recovery was not made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner. While concluding argument, it is submitted that the petitioner is a man of 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, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, who is a man of clean antecedent, 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 Excise Court No.-3, I/c, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Pakaridayal P.S. Case No.298 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T