Pramod Rai @ Pramod Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45296 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2025 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Pramod Rai @ Pramod Kumar Son of Late Badri Rai Resident of VillagePurvi Balua (Kans Diar), P.O. and P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra841216 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jeetendra Narayan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pronoti Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No.207/2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 90 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from the open field, which is easily accessible by general public. It is further submitted that name of petitioner transpired in the present case on the basis of disclosure as made by local villagers. It is submitted that recovery was not made from conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45296 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner found involved in three more cases, where he is on bail.

5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from the physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No.207/2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./ Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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