Golu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46314 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-274 Year-2026 Thana- PARSA District- Saran ====================================================== Golu Kumar S/O Shitlal Chaudhary R/O Village- Ibrahimpur Sridarshan, P.SBajitpur Kasturi, District- Vaishali, 844509. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Nawnit Kumar Tiwary, Adv.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Shailendra 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 Parsa P.S. Case No.274 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 160 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made from two motorcycles bearing Registration Nos. BR04AU

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46314 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 2547 and BR31R 8672. It is also submitted that name of petitioner arrayed solely on the disclosure made by the apprehended co-accused, namely, Pappu Kumar Singh and Guddu Chaudhary. It is also further submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. It is argued that the seizure list also appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. 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 the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, 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 satisfaction of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46314 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 learned I/C 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Parsa P.S. Case No.274 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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