Deepu Thakur @ Dipanshu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15397 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-326 Year-2025 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Deepu Thakur @ Dipanshu Kumar S/O Vinod Thakur Resident of Village - Barnaiya Raja Ram, P.S- Gopalganj, Distt- Gopalganj, State- Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 326 of 2025, lodged on 07.12.2025, under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022 and under Sections 25(1b)A/26/35 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of District & Additional Sessions Judge, IV-cum-Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.II, Gopalganj.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 54 litres of country-made liquor has been made which is the subject matter

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15397 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 of the present case.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that the petitioner has been implicated in this case on the basis of disclosure statement of co-accused Naitik Thakur, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Counsel submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean and he is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean.

6. Considering the criminal antecedents as well as allegation against the petitioner, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. However, in the event of surrender of the petitioner within four weeks from today, the prayer for regular bail shall be considered without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U