Vijay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9597 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2021 Thana- DAGARUA District- Purnia ====================================================== Vijay Kumar, S/o Dhodhay Paswan, Resident of Village- Ward No. 02, Manopur @ Manupur, P.O.-Manopur @ Manupur, P.S.-Bhagwanpur, DistrictBegusarai, State- Bihar, Pin- 851111 ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Dagarua P.S. Case No.19 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to have in possession of 241.125 litres of illicit liquor and engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the name of petitioner transpired on the basis of suspicion arising out of disclosure made by apprehended coaccused Anshu Kumar. It is submitted that alleged vehicle from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9597 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 where the alleged recovery of illicit liquor was made not belongs to this petitioner. The petitioner found involved in one more criminal case, where he is on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Purnia/concerned court in connection with Dagarua P.S. Case No.19 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S."). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T