Ranjeet Chaudhary @ Ranjeet Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ranjeet Chaudhary @ Ranjeet Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail: release on arrest/surrender before the learned court below within four weeks on bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-2, Nawada in connection with G.O. Case No. 296 of 2014, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) CrPC.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in G.O. Case No. 296 of 2014 under Section 47(a)(f) of the Bihar Excise Act, 1915, should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

The petitioner was not aware of the pendency of the case against him; the lower court order sheets received in compliance of the coordinate bench's order dated 04-08-2025 show that although processes were issued, there is no service report of the process issued against the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within four weeks, the petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-2, Nawada in connection with G.O. Case No. 296 of 2014, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) CrPC.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

ANTICIPATORY BAIL GRANTED (Patna HC, single Judge, order dt. 11-02-2026): Petitioner apprehending arrest in G.O. Case No. 296 of 2014 (PS Case No. 296 of 2014, Government Official Comp. PS, Nawada), registered in 2014 under S. 47(a)(f) of the Bihar Excise Act, 1915, over alleged recovery of 90 litres of country-made liquor and 1000 kgs. of fermented Mahua from his premises. Lower court order sheets obtained in compliance of a coordinate bench order dated 04-08-2025 showed that processes were issued against the petitioner but there is no service report; the Court found he was not aware of the pendency of the case. Direction: on arrest/surrender within four weeks, release on anticipatory bail on bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-2, Nawada, subject to conditions under S. 482(2) CrPC.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46948 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-296 Year-2014 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Nawada

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Ranjeet Chaudhary @ Ranjeet Kumar S/o- Rambriksha Chaudhary VillagePesh,P.S- Nardiganj, Dist- Nawada

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Akhilesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

ORAL ORDER

4 11-02-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in G.O. Case No. 296 of 2014 registered under Section 47(a)(f) of Bihar Excise Act, 1915.

The case was lodged under old Excise Act in the year, 2014 with allegation that 90 litres of country-made liquor and 1000 kgs. of fermented Mahua was recovered from the premises of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. The place wherefrom the alleged recovery was made was not in possession of the petitioner rather it is at the bank of a canal. He submitted that the petitioner was not aware of this case as no notice or summons was received by him. Learned counsel has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46948 of 2025(4) dt.11-02-2026 2/2

further that in compliance of the order dated 04-08-2025 passed by a coordinate bench, the entire order sheets of the lower court record have been received, from perusal of which, it appears that though the processes were issued against the petitioner but there is no service report.

Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

It appears that the petitioner was not aware of pendency of the case against him. The xerox copies of the order sheets of the records of learned lower court have been received in compliance of the order of the co-ordinate bench, which shows that there is no service report of the process issued against the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-2, Nawada in connection with G.O. Case No. 296 of 2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)