Rajeev Ranjan @ Rajeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88476 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-479 Year-2025 Thana- ALOULI District- Khagaria ====================================================== RAJEEV RANJAN @ RAJEEV KUMAR S/o Chalitar Yadav Resident of Santosh, Chatar, PS- Alauli, Dist- Khagaria, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Keshav Bhardwaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mritunjay Kumar Nirala ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Alauli P.S. Case No.479 of 2025, dated 31.10.2025, registered for the offences under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per the FIR, the police intercepted a Swift Dzire car bearing Registration No. JH-05AA-0447, apprehended the driver, and recovered 78 liters of illicit liquor from the vehicle. The apprehended person disclosed that the petitioner was waiting for him by the roadside at Village Santosh.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case solely on the basis of the statement of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88476 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/3 apprehended co-accused. There has been no recovery from the petitioner or from his constructive possession, and he is in no manner connected with the seized liquor. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no connection with either the seized vehicle or the apprehended driver. Learned counsel fairly submits that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent similar to the present case, and he is already on bail in that case.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, and without accepting their guilt, proposes to deposit a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in the welfare account of the Advocates' Association of the Patna High Court.

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 vehicle belonging to the petitioner, 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 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 Judge Excise-I, Khagaria in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88476 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 3/3 connection with Alauli P.S. Case No.479 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023 and on production of the receipt showing deposit of Rs.10,000/- as proposed on behalf of the petitioners.

(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T