Rajgeer Kumar @ Rajgir Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42009 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2026 Thana- MANIYARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Rajgeer Kumar @ Rajgir Kumar Son of Vishwanath Ray @ Vishwnath Ray Resident of Village- Begam Patti @ Begham Patti, Ps- Goraul, Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, 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 Maniyari P.S. Case No.94 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 13.125 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 the petitioner is the owner of the bike

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42009 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 bearing Registration No. BR06DU- 0435, which was involved in carrying illegal consignment of liquor. It is submitted that the co-accused namely, Dharmendra Ray, who is brother-inlaw of petitioner, took the said bike for some personal work .It is also submitted that the seizure list also appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather by police personnel. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42009 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 learned Exclusive Spl. Judge Excise Court- II, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No.94 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