Sunil Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11350 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-929 Year-2025 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Pandey Son of Chhote Pandey Resident of village - Ratanmala, P.S.- Majhauliya, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sujeet Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Majhaulia P.S. Case No.929 of 2025, F.I.R dated 19.12.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(5), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 20 litres of illicit liquor and three vehicles were recovered from a hut situated beside the house of the co-accused, Brijesh Kumar Mukhiya, who was arrested on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no connection with the seized vehicles recovered from the place of occurrence, nor with the seized liquor in question. The alleged liquor is said to have been recovered from beside the house of the apprehended co-accused, who has taken

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11350 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 the name of the petitioner. There is no specific overt act attributed to the petitioner. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has a clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.

6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the constructive possession and / or vehicle belonging to the petitioner, accordingly, 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 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 Special Judge, Excise-II, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Majhaulia P.S. Case No.929 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T