Ravi Bhushan Kumar @ Bhushan Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36500 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2026 Thana- GANGABRIDGE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ravi Bhushan Kumar @ Bhushan Ray, S/o Kamlesh Ray, Resident of VillageChhaukiya, P.S.- Ganga Bridge, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, 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 Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No.81 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 200 liters of IMFL/country-made liquor from two different motorcycles.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel that the name of petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused, namely, Nokha Rai. It is pointed out that admittedly recovery of illicit liquor was not made from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36500 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 2/2 physical possession of this petitioner, who 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 prima facie recovery of illicit liquor 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 Excise Court No.-1-cum-District and Additional Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No.81 of 2026, 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