IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34650 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1082 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Amit Kumar son of Raj Kumar Ram (Ram Kumar Rai) Resident of Village- Adarsh Nagar, Road No 1, PS -Phulwarisharif, Distt -patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Khushi Awadh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 19-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through virtual mode. 2. The Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Patna Excise P.S. Case No. 1082 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 41, 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, 135 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from a car and Abhishek Kumar, the driver of the vehicle was arrested. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the car in question, from which the alleged recovery has been made, was being driven by his driver, co-accused Abhishek Kumar and petitioner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34650 of 2026(2) dt.19-05-2026 2/2 had no knowledge that the said co-accused was carrying illicit liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that at the time of search and seizure, the vehicle was not under the control of the petitioner. Moreover, procedure prescribed under Section 105 B.N.S.S. has not been followed. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Patna in connection with Patna Excise P.S. Case No. 1082 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharitya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.) 7. This application stands allowed. niku/rupa/- (Praveen Kumar, J) U T