Sachin Pandey @ Sachin Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23558 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2026 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sachin Pandey @ Sachin Kumar Pandey, S/o Santosh Pandey, R/o Khalgaon, P.O.- Semra Bazar, P.S.- Gopalpur, District- Gopalganj, Bihar, 841503 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate Mr. Anuranjan Patel, Advocate Mr. Anshu Kumar, Advocate Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case no.8 of 2026 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. As per the prosecution case, on the motorcycle in question being stopped and searched, 70 litres of country liquor was recovered and the petitioner and one another were taken into custody.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession who has been falsely implicated in the case. He was not on the vehicle in question and no seizure has taken place
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23558 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 from his possession. He is not the owner of the vehicle. The cause of his false implication is his antecedents. He is in custody since 13.1.2026 and undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R., 70 litres of country liquor having been recovered from the motorcycle in question and the petitioner having been taken in custody on the spot together with the antecedents of the petitioner under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.
7. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after six months.
(Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T