Shravan Kumar @ Sharan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 50004 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2026 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Shravan Kumar @ Sharan Kumar S/O Nanki Sahani @ Nanki Choudhary R/O village - Rahmatpur , Police Station - Samastipur Muffasil , District - Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Samastipur Muffasl P.S. Case No. 204 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner in the FIR is that 20 litres of country-made liquor was recovered from a jhola hanging on the motorcycle. The FIR further states that, on seeing the police party, both the rider and the pillion rider fled from the spot. Subsequently, the police came to know from local persons that one of the persons who fled was Shravan Kumar,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50004 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 2/3 the petitioner before this Court.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the owner of the motorcycle and had lent it to his friend in good faith. However, his friend misused the motorcycle for carrying illicit liquor without petitioner's knowledge. It is also submitted that the petitioner is a man of clean antecedents.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Having considered the submissions of the parties, in particular that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent, let the petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each of the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise- 1, Samastipur/concerned court, in connection with Samastipur Muffasl P.S. Case No. 204 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further conditions that:- "(i) One of the bailors shall be family member of the petitioner.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 50004 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 3/3 (ii) Petitioner shall cooperate in further investigation if any, in case of non-compliance of aforesaid conditions, the informant/State shall be at liberty to press for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner before the learned trial court itself, which be decided, after giving fair opportunity of hearing to the petitioner."
(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) veena/- U T