Aniket Kumar @ Sonu RaiversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34121 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2026 Thana- KUDHNI District- Muzaffarpur
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                 Aniket Kumar @ Sonu Rai S/O Late Chandeshwar Rai R/O Village-
                 Mankauli, P.S- Fakuli, District- Muzaffarpur.
                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                               ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Ravi Ranjan, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   18-05-2026                  Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

                   learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection

                   with Kudhani P.S. Case No. 57 of 2026 registered for the

                   offences punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition

                   & Excise Act.

                                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 on 05.04.2026, while the informant along with

                   S.A.A.P forces was on patrolling duty at N.H.-22 Balia over

                   bridge, he received a secret information that two liquor traders

                   are loading liquors on two motorcycle near mango orchard of

                   Yogendra Singh. Upon such information, the informant

                   informed to the senior officials and reached at the said place.

                   Upon seeing the police party, six persons on two motorcycles
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          started fleeing. All the persons succeeded in fleeing away. The

          local Chowkidar identified the persons who fled away as Aniket

          Kumar @ Sonu Rai, Raju Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Pankaj Kumar,

          but he did not identify two other persons. Total 164.160 litres of

          foreign liquors was recovered from the road near mango orchard

          of Yogendra Singh and seizure list was prepared.

                       4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

          petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case on account of

          his criminal antecedents. The petitioner has got no concern with

          the seized liquor. He submits that the liquor was seized from

          road near mango orchard. Moreover, on the basis of the

          identification done by the local Chowkidar, the petitioner has

          been made accused in this case. Except this, there is nothing

          against this petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has got

          five criminal antecedents of similar nature and he is on bail in

          all those cases.

                       5. The learned A.P.P. for the State submits that the

          petitioner is accused in five cases of similar nature and submits

          that he is habitual offender and therefore he does not deserve

          anticipatory bail.

                       6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties

          and after going through the records, it appears that 164.160

          litres of foreign liquor was recovered near the mango orchard

          and petitioner was not apprehended on the spot. The name of the

          petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of statement
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                       given by the local Chowkidar, since he is accused in similar

                       nature of cases. Considering the same, let the above named

                       petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six

                       weeks, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.

                       10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

                       each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge

                       Excise Court No. II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Kudhani

                       P.S. Case No. 57 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down

                       under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ 482(2)

                       of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with further

                       condition:

                                    (i) The trial court shall verify the criminal antecedent

                       of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the

                       petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court

                       concerned shall take step for cancellation of bail bonds 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.


                                                   (Ritesh Kumar, J)


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