Nagendra Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86051 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE MAHUWA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Nagendra Ray Son of Late Deoki Ray Resident of Village- Thikha, P.S.- Goraul, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent. It is next submitted that petitioner was granted the privilege of provisional anticipatory bail by an order dated 18.12.2025 by a learned Coordiante Bench and a report was directed to be submitted by the concerned Superintendent of Police with regard to ownership, Registration Number, Engine Number and Chassis Number of the vehicle to the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar giving reason as to why he has failed to implement prohibition within his jurisdiction. It is submitted that petitioner is the owner of the seized vehicle and no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86051 of 2025(3) dt.22-01-2026 2/2 would create evidence against himself and hence, would get implicated.

3. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the provisional anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner is hereby confirmed. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sanjay/- U T