Lalu Yadav @ Sourav SumanversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30383 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2026 Thana- ANTICHAK District- Bhagalpur
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                 Lalu Yadav @ Sourav Suman S/o Siyaram Yadav R/o Village- Ramjanipur,
                 P.S.- Shivnarayanpur, District- Bhagalpur

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Rana Randhir Singh, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   13-05-2026                      Heard Mr. Diwakar Upadhyaya, learned counsel

                   appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Rana Randhir

                   Singh, learned APP for the State.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection

                   with Antichak P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026 registered for the

                   offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar

                   Prohibition and Excise Act.

                                 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 203.250

                   litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a Tata Mazic vehicle

                   bearing Registration No.BR10P2784 and one motorcycle

                   bearing Registration No.BR10AV2270 was also seized from the

                   place of occurrence.

                                 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely
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          been implicated in the present case. It has been specifically

          stated in paragraph nos. 8 and 9 of the petition that the petitioner

          has no connection either with the accused persons, who were

          allegedly arrested on the spot and disclosed the petitioner’s

          name, or with the vehicle seized in connection with the alleged

          occurrence. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds,

          the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

                        5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the

          prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

                        6. Having heard the rival submissions made on

          behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation

          made in the FIR, I find that specific information has been given

          in paragraphs no.8 and 9 of the bail petition that petitioner has

          no connection either with the accused persons, who were

          allegedly arrested on the spot and disclosed the petitioner’s

          name, or with the vehicles seized in connection with the alleged

          occurrence. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

                        7. Learned District Court is directed to obtain report

          from the District Transport Officer, Bhagalpur in respect of the

          two vehicles involved in the alleged illegal trade of liquor. The

          District Transport Officer must forthwith send the report to the

          learned District Court concerned. If, upon consideration of the
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                     report, the learned District Court is satisfied that the two

                     vehicles bear genuine registration numbers and that the names

                     of the respective owners are duly reflected on the basis of the

                     registration numbers, chassis numbers, and engine numbers of

                     the said vehicles, then, in such circumstances, the petitioner

                     named above shall be released on pre-arrest bail on such

                     terms and conditions, as the learned District Court deems it

                     fit and proper.

                                  8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the

                     criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the

                     petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been

                     stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will

                     automatically lose its force.

                                  9. The bail application stands disposed of.



                                               (Purnendu Singh, J)
Sanjay/-

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