Randhir Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82544 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2025 Thana- Panchanpur District- Gaya ====================================================== Randhir Kumar S/o- Subhash Chandra Singh Resident of Village- Purainia Neura P.O P.S- Neura District-Patna Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Shashi Priya, Advocate Mr. Ritwaj Raman, Advocate Mr. Pankhuri, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Panchanpur P.S. Case No.92 of 2025, F.I.R dated 08.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Control/Amendment Act, 2018.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 08.05.25, during vehicle checking, informant along with police personnel intercepted a Nexon Car bearing reg. no. BRO1HE-1440, where co- accused (driver) was apprehended on spot. On search 02 bottles of Royal Stag Premier Whiskey each of 375 ml. (total 750 ml.) of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the car
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82544 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/3 which was hidden in the dickey of-the car and accordingly seized on spot. It was alleged that the petitioner was owner of the seized car from which the liquor was recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits the petitioner is the owner of the car, which was given to his cousin for marriage purposes and in the course of the same, he was arrested with 750 ml of foreign liquor, is said to be recovered from the dickey of the car, which was almost an empty liquor bottle. It has next been submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and is in no way connected with the alleged offence and at the time of seizure, he was not present in Patna.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.
6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the constructive possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioner and that the vehicle at the time of arrest was being used by his cousin and the petitioner is in no way connected with the illicit liquor, accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82544 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 3/3 court below within a period of four 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-II, Gaya, in connection with Panchanpur P.S. Case No.92 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023. (Ajit Kumar, J) sharun/- U T