Sunny Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17609 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-527 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Sunny Kumar S/o Uday Ram R/o vill - Dumarkol, P.S.- Rajauli, Distt.- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arvind Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 527 of 2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that there was recovery of total 6.375 liters foreign liquor from the bush. It is alleged that the petitioner was involved in transportation, storage and selling the aforesaid liquor. The petitioner managed to flee away from the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has not been arrested from the spot
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17609 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 nor anything has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the fact that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot and nothing has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner and also the fact that the recovery has been made from a bush, which is an open place and taking into into account that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from today, 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 Exclusive Spl. Excise Court-II, Nawada in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 527 of 2025 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 as also further condition that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17609 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 investigation/trial.
(ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) kiran/- U T