Munna Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42207 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-238 Year-2026 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Munna Yadav Son of Sudama Singh Resident of Village- Sukar beg chak, Police Station- Khushrupur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Awadhesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 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 Khushrupur P.S. Case No.238 of 2026 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 807.925 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42207 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 Registration No. BR01BD 0856. It is also submitted that the seizure list also appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. It is also submitted that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case as the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. It is also submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. 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 Exclusive Special Court of Excise, Patna City, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42207 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 connection with Khushrupur P.S. Case No.238 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.) Aniket/- U T