Ganga Prasad Uranw Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Ganga Prasad Uranw Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner directed to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.-2, Supaul, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS conditions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused/petitioner, named in the FIR and apprehending arrest in S.T. Excise No. 3069 of 2025 (arising out of Pratapganj P.S. Case No. 220 of 2025) for alleged illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor with recovery of 85 litres, is entitled to anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Taking note of the factual submissions, the Court found prima facie that the recovery of illicit liquor does not appear to have been made from the physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, and accordingly granted him pre-arrest bail.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, the petitioner is to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.-2, Supaul, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail - Patna High Court allowed the plea of an accused named in the FIR under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Pratapganj P.S. Case No. 220 of 2025; S.T. Excise No. 3069 of 2025) where 85 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor was allegedly seized; noting the defence contention that the seizure was from the petitioner's straw house, an open place accessible to the general public, the Court held that recovery of illicit liquor prima facie did not appear to be from the petitioner's physical possession and that he had clean antecedents. Bail direction: release in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties, subject to S. 438(2) CrPC / S. 482(2) BNSS conditions.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 42924 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2025 Thana- PRATAPGANJ District- Supaul

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Ganga Prasad Uranw, S/o Late Chathru Uranw, Resident of village - Imampatti, Ward No. 09, Police Station - Pratapganj, District - Supaul

... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with S.T. Excise No. 3069 of 2025 arising out of Pratapganj P.S. Case No.220 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition

and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in

illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 85 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for

the petitioner that the seized illicit liquor was recovered from

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the straw house of the petitioner, which is an open place accessible to the general public and, therefore, it cannot be said that the alleged recovery was made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner’s name has been falsely implicated in the present case due to dirty village politics. The petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking of note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner above-named, who is a man of clean antecedent, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.-2, Supaul in connection with S.T. Excise No. 3069 of 2025 arising out

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of Pratapganj P.S. Case No.220 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.)

Raushan/-

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