Sunny Kumar @ Sunni Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41507 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2026 Thana- KALUAHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sunny Kumar @ Sunni Kumar S/O Sandeep Paswan R/O Village- Chatra, PSKhajauli, Distt- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Ms. Kumari Pallavi, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Kanhiya Kishor, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Kaluahi P.S. Case No.99 of 2026 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.
3.
About 162 litres of illicit Nepali liquor has been recovered from a tempo. The petitioner is said to be the driver of the said tempo.
4.
The petitioner is in custody since 30.04.2026. He claims clean antecedent.
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It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was the driver of the tempo car and he has no concerned with the liquor which has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41507 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 2/3 recovered from the said tempo.
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It has also been submitted that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.
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Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
8.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this bail application is allowed. 9.
Let the petitioner, above named, 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 Judge, Excise, Madhubani / concerned Court below, in connection with Kaluahi P.S. Case No.99 of 2026.
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At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, the Court below will verify the statement of the petitioner that he has clean antecedent. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall only be accepted if it is found that he has clean antecedent.
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This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41507 of 2026(2) dt.25-06-2026 3/3 Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below at the time of furnishing bail bonds. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall only be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by him.
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Further, the petitioner shall also mark his attendance at Khajauli Police Station, District- Madhubani on first and third Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station would result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.
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It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. (Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T