Gore Chaudhary @ Gorelal Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45748 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-489 Year-2014 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Nawada ====================================================== Gore Chaudhary @ Gorelal Chaudhary S/o Lakhan Chandhary Resident of Village - Pachrukhi, P.S.- Akbarpur, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sheo Kumar Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with G.O. Case No. 489/2014 registered for the offences punishable under Section 47 (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 35 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 house, which was jointly occupied by different adult family members. It is further submitted that recovery was not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. While concluding the argument it is submitted that petitioner found
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45748 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 involved in five more cases, where he is 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 Exclusive Special Court, Excise-2, Nawada/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with G.O. Case No. 489/2014 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