Reshajuddin Quraishi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40876 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2112 Year-2025 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Reshajuddin Quraishi S/o Md. Saidu Quraishi R/o vill - Rahmaniya Lane, Chhoti Khagaul, P.S.- Khagaul, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 25-06-2026 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 Phulwari Sharif (Janipur) P.S. Case No.2112 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of 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 130 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the name of this petitioner arrayed solely for the reason that the petitioner is the owner of the Auto

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40876 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 2/3 bearing Registration No. BR01PL 6441. It is submitted that the auto of petitioner was sold to one, namely, Rakesh Kumar on 18.09.2025. It is also submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. It is further argued that no independent witness was associated with the search and seizure list and the seizure witnesses were police personnel themselves. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

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

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from 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 Special Judge Excise- I, Patna in connection with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40876 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 3/3 Phulwari Sharif (Janipur) P.S. Case No.2112 of 2025, 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) aniket/- U T