Patna High CourtCR. MISC./495/2026bail granted

Anuj Kumar @ Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-19Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.495 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-253 Year-2025 Thana- BHAWANIPUR District- Purnia ====================================================== Anuj Kumar @ Ankit Kumar Son of Late Vakil Chaudhari Resident of village- Bhawandevi Tola, P.S- Bhawanipur, Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 253 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 100.050 litres of liquor has been recovered from the house of the coaccused Pankaj Kumar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.495 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the house of the co-accused Pankaj Kumar. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 08.12.2025 and has five criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 253 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.495 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 3/3 bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T