Rajeev Kumar @ Rajeev Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39725 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2026 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Rajeev Kumar @ Rajeev Sah S/o Dharikshan Sah Resident of VillageRampur Gangauli, P.S.- Riga, District - Sitamarhi 2.

Aman Kumar S/o Indrajeet Singh Resident of Village- Rampur Gangauli, P.S.- Riga, District - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, in total, 173 liters illicit liquor was recovered from an open place.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of these petitioners and they have falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of disclosure made by local chowkidar. The alleged illicit liquor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39725 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/2 has been recovered from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner No. 1 has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he is already on bail and Petitioner No. 2 has got no criminal antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of these petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Exclusive Excise Court No.-I, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 182 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T