Salman Khan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46276 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2025 Thana- BHORE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Salman Khan S/o Vakil Miya Resident of - Lamichaur, PS - Bhore, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Deepankar Raj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Madan 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 Bhore P.S. Case No.132 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of 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 35 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 a bike bearing Registration No. BR29AV 3866. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46276 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 also submitted that name of petitioner arrayed solely on the disclosure made by the local villagers. It is further submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner and also the said bike does not belong to petitioner. It is also 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 learned District and Additional Sessions Judge XIII-cum-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46276 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 Special Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj, in connection with Bhore P.S. Case No.132 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Aniket/- U T