Patna High CourtCR. MISC./33976/2026bail granted

Laloo Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-21Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33976 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2026 Thana- THAKURGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Laloo Kumar S/o Ram Jinish Roy R/o Village and PO - Darhia Asadhar, P.S - Angar Ghat, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narain Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Thakurganj P.S. Case No. 113 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Prosecution case in brief is that there is reovery of 3535 litres of foreigh liquor from the vehicle bearing Registration No.BR09GC 5372.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Eicher Pro 2059xp public carrier vehicle bearing Registration No. BR09GC5372, Engine No.- E446CDTB130501, Chassis No.- MC2EGDRC0TBB65591 which was parked near the garage is said to have been shown to be carrying with the seized article while the submission of the counsel of the petitioner is that the entire seizure was made in the police station there is a violation of Sections 103

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33976 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 2/2 and 105 of the BNSS in preparation of seizure and petitioner is not aware with regard to the seized articles and completely deny any connection with the seized articles.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the fact that there is a violation of procedures prescribed for seizure and as also the petitioner has clean antecedent, the Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, as named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge(Excise-I), Kishanganj in connection with Thakurganj P.S. Case No. 113 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Ajit Kumar, J) Sanjeev/- Vikram/- U T