Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18443 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-549 Year-2025 Thana- BHORE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Kumar Singh Son of Babulal Singh R/o Village - Jagdish Bantariya, P.S. - Bhore, District - Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Bhakta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 549 of 2025 for allegedly having committed offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, while the informant was on patrolling duty, he got secret information that illicit liquor is being carried out by the petitioner. Upon such information, the police personnel reached near the place of occurrence and started waiting for the car to come. On seeing the Police party, three persons started fleeing away, however one person was apprehended by the Police along with motorcycle, while two persons managed to flee away from the place of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18443 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 occurrence. On the confessional statement made by the arrested person, the name of the petitioner transpired in the case. From the dicky of the motorcycle, 4 litres of country made liquor and from the car having registration no. UP32CV4369, 176 litres of country made liquor was recovered.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged seized liquor or with the car and motorcycle in question. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.
5. The learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-Cum-Special Judge, Excise-I, Gopalganj in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 549 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., with further condition:
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18443 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3
(1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. (Ritesh Kumar, J) AjayMishra/- U T