Ram Naresh Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90914 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-965 Year-2023 Thana- KANTI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ram Naresh Sah S/o- Fakirchand Sah Resident of Village- Dumma PSHiramma District- Sheohar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhubala Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, 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 Kanti PS Case No. 965 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a), 32(2), 32(3), 36, 41(1) & 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 5670 litres of liquor was recovered from truck and four pickup vehicles.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90914 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 The name of the petitioner transpired in this case as being owner of one of the Pickup van. In this connection, it is submitted that petitioner has sold the same to one another person. 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. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 08.12.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 79101 of 2025.

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 Kanti PS Case No. 965 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90914 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 3/3 2023.

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