Khanoj Uraon @ Vinod Kumar @ Binod Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48031 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-79 Year-2026 Thana- RAUTARA District- Katihar ====================================================== Khanoj Uraon @ Vinod Kumar @ Binod Kumar S/o Late Budhu Oraon R/o Village - Chandwa, P.S. -Rautara, District - Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Anita Kumari, 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 Rautara P.S. Case No. 79 of 2026 dated 07.04.2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police has recovered 20 liters of prepared country-made liquor along with 300 liters of unprepared country-made liquor from the Baswari situated behind the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the recovery of the seized article has been made from the Baswari situated behind the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48031 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 house of the petitioner which is an open place, accessible to general public and the petitioner is in no way connected with the alleged seized article. The petitioner has also no concern with the alleged hut. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the fact that the alleged recovery of the seized article has been made from the open place which is accessible to general public and the petitioner bearing no criminal 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 Excise Court-II, Katihar in connection with Rautara P.S. Case No. 79 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:

(i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner who shall provide

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48031 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 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