Ram Varan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45297 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-416 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Ram Varan Yadav S/o Ram Udagar Yadav @ Ramudgar Yadav Resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Police Station- Bahera, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 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 Baheri P.S. Case No.416 of 2025 registered under Sections 30(a) and 45 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 20 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 a Bike bearing Registration No. BR-07AZ-7387. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45297 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 submitted that the petitioner's name has been surfaced in the present case solely on the ground that he is the registered owner of the seized vehicle, and not on the basis of any material demonstrating his conscious possession, involvement or complicity in the alleged offence. It is also pointed out that seizure list appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. Explaining criminal antecedent, it is submitted that petitioner found involved in three more criminal cases of similar nature.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking 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, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45297 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-I, Darbhanga in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No.416 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Raushan/- U T