IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35477 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2026 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Ramanand Ravidas @ Ramnanandan Das @ Ramnandan Ravidas S/o Suraj Ravidas Resident of Village/ Mohalla- Maksudpuur, Police Station- Fatuan, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 21-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the state. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Fatuha P. S. Case No. 144 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act 2016 & Amendment Act, 2022. 3. As per the prosecution story which has been lodged on the basis of the written report submitted by the informant to the effect that while he was on patrolling duty for conducting a raid with respect to an occurrence which took place on 03.03.2026 at around 12:50 PM, he received a message with regard to sale of illegal liquor. The informant along with police party reached at the place of occurrence where they found that a sack was kept there, no person was found and from the search of the house of the petitioner, total Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35477 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 2/3 31.425 liters of foreign liquor was found and further 42 liters of illicit country made liquor was found from a gumti of the petitioner. A seizure list was prepared. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely implicated in the present case only on the basis of suspicion since he had antecedents of similar nature. He further submits that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence, therefore there is no question of any recovery from him. He further submits that the petitioner has been implicated in this case due to local village politics. The petitioners has got three antecedents, out of which two cases are of similar nature. 5. The learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is a habitual offender, having two cases of similar nature and there is every chance that after his release on anticipatory bail, he will indulge in the same activity in future. 6. Having considered the rival submissions and after going through the records, it appears that total 31.425 liters of foreign liquor and 42 liters of illicit country made liquor was recovered from a house and gumti, which is said to be of the petitioner, the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and his name has transpired in this case on the basis of the secret information received by the police and the locals present there. The petitioner has got three antecedents. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35477 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 3/3 7. Considering the above, let the petitioner, above named, in the even of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Learned Special Judge Excise, Patna City, Patna in connection with the Fatuha P.S. Case No. 144 of 2026, subject of the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with a further condition that : The learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. priyanka/- (Ritesh Kumar, J) U T