IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11546 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-901 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ======================================================

Md. Soim S/o Md. Tashlim @ Tasalim Uddin Resident of Village- Milki Hajipur, Gaderia Bigha, P.S.- Warisaliganj, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Man Mohan Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umanath Mishra, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 901 of 2024 dated 23.12.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 30(a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018 & 2022.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police has recovered total 42.5 liters of illicit liquor from the e-Ricksaw bearing Regd. No. BR27ER-2287.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that alleged recovery of illicit liquor has been recovered from the e- Rickshaw bearing Regd. No. BR27ER-2287 which was being given to his brother for earning his livelihood. It is alleged that the brother of the petitioner and one another were arrested on the spot. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his being the owner of the alleged e-Rickshaw. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the fact that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, 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 to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Court, Excise-2, Nawada in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 901 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Ajit Kumar, J)

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