Vikas Kumar Ray @ Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18444 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2026 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vikas Kumar Ray @ Vikash Kumar Son of Late Baidnath Rai @ Vishwanath Ray @ Vaidyanath Ray Resident of ward no. 08, Satanpur, P.S.- Ujiyarpur, Dist - Samastipur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Keshav Bhardwaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, 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 Ujiarpur P.S. Case No. 34 of 2026 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 three persons including the petitioner have illegally procured foreign liquor and have stored the same in the toilet of the closed Sanskrit School situated in Village Satanpur. On the said information, the police team reached near the Sanskrit School and upon search, foreign liquor to the tune of 153 litres was
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18444 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 recovered from the spot.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has got no concern with the alleged seized liquor, since the same has been seized from a Sanskrit School. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the toilet of the Sanskrit School is accessible to all, since it is a public place. The name of the petitioner transpired in the case only on the basis of the statement given by the local chaukidar. The petitioner is having one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he has been granted bail by the competent Court.
5. The learned APP for the State vehemently 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 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 Exclusive Special Judge Excise-I, Samastipur in connection with Ujiarpur P.S. Case No. 34 of 2026, 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.18444 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