Ganga Prasad Uranw v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 42924 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2025 Thana- PRATAPGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== Ganga Prasad Uranw, S/o Late Chathru Uranw, Resident of village - Imampatti, Ward No. 09, Police Station - Pratapganj, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arun, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-07-2026 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 S.T. Excise No. 3069 of 2025 arising out of Pratapganj P.S. Case No.220 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 85 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the seized illicit liquor was recovered from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 42924 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 2/3 the straw house of the petitioner, which is an open place accessible to the general public and, therefore, it cannot be said that the alleged recovery was made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner's name has been falsely implicated in the present case due to dirty village politics. The 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 of note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner above-named, who is a man of clean antecedent, 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 Judge, Excise Court No.-2, Supaul in connection with S.T. Excise No. 3069 of 2025 arising out
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 42924 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 3/3 of Pratapganj P.S. Case No.220 of 2025, 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.) Raushan/- U T