Rahim v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45724 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-210 Year-2026 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== Rahim S/o Md. Shamim R/o Village - Mirzabhag, P.S - Araria, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nafisu Zzoha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (Amended 2022).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 2 litres of codeine syrup from a scooty.

4. Learned counsel submits the scooty was registered in the name of Tamanna Parween, wife of petitioner. It is next submitted that Tamanna Parween had approached this court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.37909 of 2026 and the same came to be allowed by an order dated 17.06.2026. It is further submitted that petitioner being husband of Tamanna Parween came to be implicated in the instant case at the instance of local people. It is next submitted that if privilege of anticipatory

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45724 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 bail is granted, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Araria P.S. Case No.210 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned trial court bringing to its notice that the petitioner despite giving assurance to this court is not co-operating in the investigation in that event the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T