IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9685 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-527 Year-2025 Thana- RAMKRISHNANAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Ashish Kumar S/o Rambachan Ray R/o Village- Bairiya, P.S- Gopalpur, Dist- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The accused/petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramkrishna Nagar P.S. Case No. 527 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 34, 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 1783.800 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from the Bolero Pick Up Van. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that implication of this petitioner is only for the reason that he is the registered owner of the alleged vehicle from where recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made. It is submitted that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9685 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 petitioner found involved in three more criminal cases, where he is on bail. 5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as alleged recovery of illicit liquor not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, where implication appears only being owner of the alleged vehicle from where illicit liquor was recovered, accordingly, above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, is directed to be released on bail 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 of Special Judge Excise 2nd, Patna/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Ramkrishna Nagar P.S. Case No. 527 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. veena/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T