Raja Singh @ Ashish Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46035 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-211 Year-2026 Thana- DESARI District- Vaishali ====================================================== RAJA SINGH @ ASHISH RAJ, Son of Dinesh Singh, Resident of village - Rampur Kumharkol, P.S.- Desari (Sahdeai), District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manjeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2026 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 Desari(Sahdeai) P.S. Case No.211 of 2026 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 321.84 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 Car bearing Registration No. BR31AD-0291. It is further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46035 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/3 submitted that the petitioner is neither the owner of the seized vehicle nor was he apprehended on the spot, and not on the basis of any material demonstrating his conscious possession, involvement or complicity in the alleged offence. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner surfaced solely on the disclosure made by local people and even by father, namely, Dinesh Singh. It is also pointed out that seizure list appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. 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 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46035 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-1-cum-Additional District & Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Desari(Sahdeai) P.S. Case No.211 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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