Satyendra Rajbanshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41655 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2022 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Satyendra Rajbanshi Son of Karu Rajbanshi Resident of Village- Vajitpur Mushari Tola, P.S.- Pakaribarawan, District- Nawada, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 05-08-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehend his arrest in connection with Pakaribaraw P.S. Case no.51 of 2022 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, a secret information having been received that the petitioner is involved in the business of liquor, the police party conducted raid and 10 liters of country made liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the recovery has been shown from his house which is a joint family property and the petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41655 of 2025(3) dt.05-08-2025 2/2 knowledge as to whom the concerned liquor belongs. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that no independent witness is there on the seizure list further indicating violation of mandatory provisions of the B.N.N.S. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Considering the above mentioned facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Pakaribaraw P.S. Case no.51 of 2022 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 Court below where the case is pending/successor Court, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T