Dhiraj Kumar @ Dhiraj Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91779 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-397 Year-2025 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Dhiraj Kumar @ Dhiraj Sah son of Dinesh sah Resident of village- Rain Kharka, Ward no. 1, Ps- Runni Saidpur, Dist- Sitamarhi, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Khurshid Anwar, 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 Runni Saidpur P.S. Case No. 397 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 1035.780 litres of liquor was recovered from Bolero pickup and two motorcycles.

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 confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91779 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 the driver of the vehicles in question. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel, therefore, submitted that prima-facie, no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Runni Saidpur P.S. Case No. 397 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T