Lalan Rai @ Netajee @ Nitaji v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41514 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2021 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna ====================================================== Lalan Rai @ Netajee @ Nitaji S/O Kapildeo Rai R/O Village- MOhima Gonathpur Barugaj, PS- Motipur, Distt-Muzaffarpur(Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 467, 468, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) and 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 8200 litres of spirit was recovered from a truck.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle in question and has been made an accused in this case on the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41514 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/2 this petitioner.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the seized vehicles. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor from the seized vehicles and fact that petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

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