Vikki Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24241 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-288 Year-2025 Thana- CHAUTHAM District- Khagaria ====================================================== Vikki Kumar S/o Hitesh Singh Resident of Village - Tegachhi, P.S. - Chautham, Dist .- Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act read with Section 25(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 15 liters of liquor along with two country made pistols and three live cartridges from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession, but then he came to be implicated merely for the reason that he is son of Hitesh

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24241 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 Singh at the instance of local Chowkidar.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submits that it is not a case only alleging recovery of liquor rather allegation is of recovery of two country made pistols along with three live cartridges, as such, the allegations are required to be investigated and interrogation of the petitioner is also required.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned APP for the State, the Court is not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T