IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56134 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2026 Thana- GHOSWARI District- Patna ====================================================== Ravindra Ram S/o Late Ramgulam Ram R/o vill - Dhanakdov, P.s.- Ghoswari, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 13-08-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ghoswari P.S. Case No. 69 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 30(c) and 30(d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The allegation in the FIR is that 31 litres of country-made liquor, along with raw materials used for its manufacture, were recovered from the backside of the petitioner's house. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has falsely been implicated in the present case and if the FIR would be seen on its face value, then also the said recovery is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56134 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 2/3 from the backside of the house which is an open area and any alleged recovery will not fasten any liability of the petitioner. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, in particular the fact that the alleged recovery was made from an open area accessible to anyone and that no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each of the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Barh, Patna/concerned court, in connection with Ghoswari P.S. Case No. 69 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further conditions that:- (i) One of the bailors shall be family member of the petitioner. (ii) Petitioner shall cooperate in further investigation if any, in case of non-compliance of aforesaid conditions, the informant/State shall be at liberty to press for cancellation of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56134 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 3/3 bail bond of the petitioner before the learned trial court itself, which will be decided, after giving fair opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. (iii) That the petitioner shall not involve in similar nature of offence till the conclusion of trial, failing which, the State shall be at liberty to move before the learned Trial Court itself for the cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. rishabh/- (Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) U T