Sanjeet Kumar @ Sanjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49942 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2026 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sanjeet Kumar @ Sanjeet Paswan S/o Late Arjun Paswan Resident of VillageCheksil (Chiksil), P.S.- Karakat, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar No 13, Advocate Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 223 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that on specific information, the police conducted a raid. On seeing the police party, one person fled from the brick room. Thereafter, a search was conducted, during which 40 litres of illicit countrymade liquor was recovered. On the basis of information provided by the local Chaukidar, the petitioner was implicated as the owner of the said room.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has no connection in any manner with the said room and has been falsely implicated at the instance of the local Chaukidar, with whom he has inimical relations. It was further submitted that the FIR itself reveals that, despite making all necessary preparations to conduct the raid, the police failed to apprehend the person who fled from the place of occurrence on seeing the police party.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Having considered the submissions of the parties, let the petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each of the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Rohtas at Sasaram/concerned court, in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 223 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further conditions that:- "(i) One of the bailors shall be family member of the petitioner.

(ii) Petitioner shall cooperate in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49942 of 2026(2) dt.27-07-2026 3/3 further investigation if any, in case of non-compliance of aforesaid conditions, the informant/State shall be at liberty to press for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner before the learned trial court itself, which be decided, after giving fair opportunity of hearing to the petitioner."

(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) veena/- U T