Law Kumar @ Love Kumar @ Raja Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30954 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Madhepura ====================================================== Law Kumar @ Love Kumar @ Raja Kumar Son of Sanjay Kumar @ Sanjay Yadav Resident of village - Bancholha, Ward No. 12, P.S.- Madhepura (Ghailadh), District - Madhepura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) and 32(iii) of the Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 05 litres of codeine cough syrup from a motorcycle.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized motorcycle and he came to be implicated based on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30954 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 confessional statement of Aadarsh in police custody, which does not have any evidentiary value.

5. Learned A.P.P. Sri Rabindra Kumar vehemently opposes the anticipatory bail application and submits that allegation is of recovery of codeine. It is next submitted that codeine off late in the State of Bihar has become a menace as young children are using codeine for the purposes of intoxication. It is also submitted that investigation and interrogation of the accused in the case is required.

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

7. The prayer of the petitioner for anticipatory bail stands rejected.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T