Sushil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42309 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2026 Thana- SAHODARA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sushil Kumar S/O Late Rajesh Mahto R/O Vill.- Kamta Farm, P.S.- Sahodara, Dist.- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 205 liters illicit liquor was recovered from an open place.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery and he has been made accused in this case on the disclosure of local Chowkidar. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42309 of 2026(2) dt.13-07-2026 2/2

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, clean antecedent of this petitioner, place of recovery and other circumstances of case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court-II, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Sahodara P. S. Case No. 16 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Sanjay/AlokU T