Vikash Yadav Alias Vikash Datt v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34450 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2026 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikash Yadav alias Vikash Datt Son of Baldev Yadav Resident of VillageKabirpur, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Sucheta Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application for anticipatory bail arises out of Belaganj P.S. Case No. 127 of 2026, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per allegation, 109.115 liters of foreign liquor and beer were recovered from a Gumti near the railway track. It has been further alleged that the petitioner and others are engaged in illicit sale of liquor and such fact was disclosed by the local villagers.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been made accused on the basis of statement of local villagers, who are on inimical terms with the petitioner and since the petitioner is accused in two other cases,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34450 of 2026(2) dt.19-05-2026 2/2 the police, in order to screen themselves from investigation, have falsely made the petitioner an accused in this case. It has further been submitted that the procedure prescribed under Sections 103 and 105 of the BNSS have not been followed. It has further been submitted that the Gumti, in question, from where alleged recovery has been made, does not belong to the petitioner and a statement to this effect has been specifically made in paragraph 10 of the anticipatory bail application.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Heard the parties and perused the record.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within six weeks from today in the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 2, Gayaji, in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case No. 127 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Pawan/- U T