Nanhak Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84703 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2025 Thana- AKILPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Nanhak Ray Son of Late Jay Kishun Ray R/o Village - Manas, P.S - Akilpur, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Perusal of the first information report and the seizure list, would go to show that 70 liters of illicit liquor is said to have been recovered besides the road.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no recovery from the physical and conscious possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the place of recovery is an open place and easily accessible to anyone. It is further submitted that the mandatory provisions of search and seizure have been violated as there is no independent witness to the seizure list. Further, the petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84703 of 2025(2) dt.19-12-2025 2/2 antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Taking into consideration the fact and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Akilpur P.S. Case No. 91 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T