IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86305 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2025 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Bajrangi Chaudhary @ Bajarangi Chaudhary S/O Late Lakhichand Chaudhary R/O Vill.- Jhikatiya, P.S.- NTPC Khaira, Dist.- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Leelwati Kumari Mr. Aman Vishal For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 23-12-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Nabinagar Police Station Case No. 316 of 2025, dated 22.10.2025, disclosing offence under Section 30(a)/30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. That the prosecution story, as per the First Information Report, is that on 22.10.2025, the police upon receiving secret information that illicit liquor was being manufactured at Sone River Diyara situated to the west of village Tikriya, reached at the place of occurrence and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86305 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/3 saw that three after seeing the police party, tried to flee away and succeeded in it. On enquiry, the local villagers disclosed the name of the petitioner and two other accused persons. Upon search, a total of 105 liters of country-made mahua chulai liquor, along with articles for manufacturing illicitl iquor and three pits containing 2,000 liters each of mahua wash each. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged and he has been made accused on the basis of disclosure made by local villagers and secret information. He further submits that illicit liquor and incriminating articles have not been recovered from the conscious possession and/or premises belonging to the petitioner and from perusal of the seizure list it would be evident that illicit liquor and other incriminating articles have been recovered from bank of Sone river which is open space and is accessible to all and sundry. 5. Regards being had to the submission made by the parties and taking into consideration the fact that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86305 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 3/3 illicit liquor has been recovered from bank of Sone river which is open space and is accessible to all and sundry, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail. 6. This application is, accordingly, allowed. 7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Aurangabad, in connection with Nabinagar Police Station Case No. 316 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. ashwani/- (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) U T