Dhiraj Kumar Jha @ Dhiraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72918 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2025 Thana- SAKRI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Dhiraj Kumar Jha @ Dhiraj Kumar S/o Kashi Nath Jha R/o VillageNarpatinagar, P.S.- Sakri, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nachiketa Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Sakri P.S. Case No. 134 of 2025 dated 18.07.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 274 and 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as well as Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation is of recovery of 495 litres Nepali Liquor from a Hyundai Venue Car bearing Reg. No. BR06 CP3662 standing in front of the house of Kashi Nath Jha.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner, rather, the said seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72918 of 2025(2) dt.16-10-2025 2/2 illicit liquor has been recovered from a Car, which does not belong to the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner has been made accused only on the basis of disclosure made by Kashi Nath Jha, who happens to be father of the petitioner. Lastly, it has been submitted that he has one criminal case against him.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Sakri P.S. Case No. 134 of 2025, he shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise, Madhubani, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.. (Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U T