Patna High CourtCR. MISC./26894/2026bail rejected

Krish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-22Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26894 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2025 Thana- HATHUA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Krish Kumar Son of Indal Sah Resident of Village- Turkpatti, P.S.- Hathua, District- Gopalanj (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Hathua P.S. Case No. 330 of 2025, dated 20.11.2025, lodged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022, pending before the Court of District and Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum-Special Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 23.220 litres of illicit liquor has been made, which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26894 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 the petitioner. Furthermore, he submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as two criminal cases are pending against him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that two cases of the same nature are pending against the petitioner.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T