Anil Rai @ Anil Kumar Rai @ Anil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53378 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2025 Thana- MADHUBAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Anil Rai @ Anil Kumar Rai @ Anil Kumar S/o Motilal Yadav @ Motilal Rai R/o Village- Jitaura, P.S.- Madhuban, Dist.- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Usha Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 108.46 litres of illicit liquor near the old coaching centre of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Further submission is that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place easily accessible to anyone. Petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has two criminal antecedents and he undertakes to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53378 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/2 cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 182 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T