Naman Satyam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48024 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2026 Thana- SAHARSA SADAR District- Saharsa ====================================================== Naman Satyam S/O Jitendra Kumar Singh R/o Village- Amarpur, P.S.- Sonbersa, District- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Saharsa P.S. Case No. 135 of 2026 dated 07.02.2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police has recovered total 152.250 liters of illicit foreign liquor from the house of one Jitendra Kumar Singh.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant case. Counsel for the petitioner, by referring to the allegations made in the F.I.R., submits that the alleged house belongs to Jitendra Kumar Singh, the petitioner's father and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48024 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 though the property is ancestral, the petitioner resides in his native village and is in no way connected with the seized article and submits that merely on the basis of information that the petitioner resides in the said village, he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that nothing incriminating is said to have been recovered from the constructive possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that nothing has been recovered from the constructive possession of the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner bears no antecedent, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge (Excise)-II, Saharsa in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 135 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48024 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 (i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner who shall provide official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T