Chandan Rajkumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86693 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2024 Thana- Lakho District- Begusarai ====================================================== Chandan Rajkumar S/o- Late Mahendra Sah @ Mahendra Sah VillageLohiya Nagar Panhans Ward No 28 PS-Lohiya Nagar District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gulnar Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No. 218 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a), 32(3), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 1458 liters of illicit liquor.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 30,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86693 of 2025(3) dt.09-01-2026 2/2 his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Begusarai/concerned Court below in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No. 218 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 30,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Nala Road, Patna and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

9. As a condition of this order, the petitioner, after being released on anticipatory bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Lohiya Nagar Police Station on first and third Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U