Ramnaresh BhagatversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39543 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2026 Thana- Raghunathpur Excise District- Siwan
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                 Ramnaresh Bhagat Son of Sakaldeo Bhagat Resident of village -Mandoauli
                 PS- M H Nagar Distt- Siwan Bihar
                                                                         ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                  ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Priyanshu Kumar Singh
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   18-06-2026                    Heard the parties.

                                   2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and

                   apprehending his arrest in connection with Raghunathpur P.S.

                   Case No. 15 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under

                   Sections 30 (a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

                                   3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be

                   engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where,

                   there is recovery of 43.20 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

                                   4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner submitted that petitioner provided his motorcycle to his

                   family friend namely Kranti Yadav, who misused the motorcycle

                   without the knowledge of petitioner for carrying illicit liquor. It is

                   submitted that recovery is not made from conscious physical

                   possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent.
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                                         5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail.

                                         6. In view of the facts and circumstances as

                         mentioned above as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not

                         appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of

                         this petitioner, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the

                         event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court

                         within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail,

                         furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each

                         with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

                         the learned Spl. Judge (Excise) Court-02, Siwan/concerned trial

                         court where the case is pending in connection with Raghunathpur

                         P.S. Case No. 15 of 2026 subject to the conditions as laid down

                         under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./ Section 482(2) of the

                         BNSS.


                                                                 (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
S.Tripathi/-

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