Vinod Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36511 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2026 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Vinod Ray, S/o Late Surukh Ray 2.

Dharmendar Kumar, S/o Nandkishore Ray 3.

Lav Kumar, S/o Late Lagandev Ray All are resident of Village- Brahmchari Pokhaar, P.S.- Maner, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Saumya, Advocate Mr. Chandra Mohan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR and apprehending their arrest in connection with Maner P.S. Case No.289 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioners is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 150 liters of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for petitioners that the petitioners were implicated on the basis

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36511 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 2/3 of suspicion arising out of secret information received by the police. It is submitted that as per information, the wooden shop (gumti) from where illicit liquor was recovered was said to belongs to the petitioner no.2, which is a incorrect factual position, as the gumti/shop in issue is not connected in any manner with petitioner no.2 or with other two petitioners, who are men of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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 these petitioners, who are men of clean antecedent, accordingly, all three above-named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, are directed to be released on 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 Special Excise Judge, Danapur in connection with Maner P.S. Case No.289 of 2026, subject

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36511 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 3/3 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