IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48293 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2022 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Rahul Kumar Singh Son of Late Ranjan Kishore Singh Resident of Village- Kishanpur, Baiqunath, P.S.- Warisnagar, Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramesh Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 22-07-2026 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Ramesh Chandra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 175 of 2022, registered for the offenses punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibiton & Excise Act, 2016. 3. The police acting on a tip off regarding transportation of illicit wine, intercepted one Tata Safari bearing Registration No. HR26AS6767. In course of search, total 490.200 liters of Nepali liquor was recovered. The person riding the vehicle was apprehended by the police who disclosed his name as Sanjay Sah. 4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that the name of the petitioner has sprung up in the present case by Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48293 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 virtue of he being owner of the vehicle in question. However, the fact is otherwise, as petitioner had already sold the vehicle in the month of June, 2022 to the apprehended co-accused person through sale agreement and No Objection Certificate was also issued in favor of co-accused person, as is also evident from m-parivahan portal. To support the aforesaid contention, the copy of the sale deed as well as xerox copy of m-parivahan data have been annexed as Annexure P/2 and P/3 to the bail application. The petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged illicit wine and at the time of occurrence, he was not even present at the place of occurrence. The petitioner carries fair antecedent and he undertakes that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the Court. 5. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submits that recovery of consignment of liquor from the vehicle of the petitioner clearly suggests his involvement in the crime. 6. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note of the sale deed, as well as the No Objection Certificate issued in the favor of co-accused person, besides the fair antecedent of the petitioner as well as lack of any material which attracts the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48293 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 rigors to maintain anticipatory bail, let the petitioner above named be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-I, Darbhanga in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 175 of 2022 , subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner. siddharth/- (Harish Kumar, J) U T