Virendra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45796 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-329 Year-2026 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Virendra Thakur, S/o Ganaur Thakur, R/o Village - Patedhi, P.S. - Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay 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 Shastrinagar P.S. Case No.329 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of the 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 114.60 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the seized illicit liquor was recovered from a Car bearing Registration No. BR-01AC-3425 and also from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45796 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 a Salon. It is further submitted that the petitioner's name has been surfaced in the present case solely on the ground that he is the proprietor of the alleged Salon from which the said recovery is made, and not on the basis of any material demonstrating his conscious possession, involvement or complicity in the alleged offence. It is also pointed out that seizure list appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. Moreover, 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 fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner above-named, who is a man of clean antecedent, 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.45796 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 learned Special Judge Excise-II, Patna in connection with Shastrinagar P.S. Case No.329 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Raushan/- U T