Sandeep Pandey @ Sandeep Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18268 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-568 Year-2025 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sandeep Pandey @ Sandeep Kumar Pandey S/o Manoranjan Pandey R/o Village - Baswariya, P.S - Motihari Mufassil, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 568 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on a secret information regarding the sale of illicit liquor, the informant, along with police personnel, conducted a raid in the house of the petitioner. It has further been alleged that upon reaching the spot, the petitioner fled away, and from that place, 65.190 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18268 of 2026(3) dt.04-05-2026 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the recovery, in fact, was made from the house in question, which is jointly occupied by the petitioner and co-accused Ranjan Kumar, who happens to be the brother of the petitioner and the recovery was actually made from the room of Ranjan Kumar. It has also been submitted that the procedure prescribed under Section 103 of the B.N.S.S. has not been followed. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has got clean antecedent and is in custody since 14.01.2026.

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

6. Heard the parties and perused the record, the petitioner above-named is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 568 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T