Niraj Chaudhary @ Niraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85862 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-341 Year-2025 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Niraj Chaudhary @ Niraj Kumar son of Lalan Choudhary @ Lallan Chaudhary Resident Of Village- Bhairopur Nizamat, Ps- Doriganj, Dist- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chandra Mohan Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025

1. Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 341 of 2025 dated 27.09.2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.

3. As per the first information report a total quantity of 30 liters of illicit country made liquor has been recovered from a place near the house of the petitioner and the co-accused Vikas Chaudhary.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated by the Police due to oblique motive. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the secret information of the spy and local villagers. In paragraph no. 8 of the bail application a stand has been taken

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85862 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/2 that the illicit liquor has been recovered from an abandoned place near the house of the the co-accused Vikash Chaudhary and not near the house of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the the fact that name of petitioner has surfaced in the disclosure made by the spy and local villagers , illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession and /or premises belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, accordingly, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Let the petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Chapra, District - Saran in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 341 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U T