Vikash Kumar Roy v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45513 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2024 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Roy S/o Bijay Kumar Ray R/o M/578 Sudamdih, River side, P.S.- Chelyagi, District- Dhanbad, State- Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.122 of 2024 registered under Sections 30(a), 32(i) (ii), 36 and 41(i)(ii) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 6831 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made from a truck, bearing Registration No. NL01AA 9853,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45513 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/3 which was involved in carrying illegal consignment of liquor. It is also submitted that name of petitioner arrayed solely for the reason because the driver of the said truck disclosed the phone no. of petitioner alleging involvement of petitioner in the present case. It is further submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. It is pointed out that the seizure list also appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45513 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise- I, Begusarai, in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.122 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Aniket/- U T