Ram Bachan Kumar @ Ram Bechan Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36621 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2026 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ram Bachan Kumar @ Ram Bechan Mukhiya Son of Jagadish Mukhiya @ Jagdeesh Mukhiya Resident of Village- Jahangirpur, Ward No. 2, P.S.- Runnisaidpur, District- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-06-2026 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 Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 130 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to have in possession of 77.760 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 on the basis of suspicion and disclosure made by local people and neighbours who are in inimical terms with this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36621 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 2/2 petitioner. It is pointed out that petitioner neither connected with the vehicle in issue nor with the recovered illicit liquor. While concluding argument, it is submitted that petitioner found involved in one criminal case, 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 Court No. II, Sitamarhi/ concerned court in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 130 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