Anil Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90222 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- DEWARIA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Anil Ray S/O Shatrudhan Ray @ Satrudhan Ray R/O Village- Madhopur bujurg, P.S- Deoria, Dist.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Deoria PS Case No. 212 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 274 & 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 1000 litres of liquor was recovered from pickup van. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused person. It is submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90222 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 the vehicle in question. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, contends that prima-facie no case is made out against the petitioner.

5.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Deoria PS Case No. 212 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T