Vikram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88409 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-290 Year-2020 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Vikram Kumar S/O Rajesh Kumar @ Rajesh Kunwar R/O Vill.- Daniyalpur, P.s.- Teghra, Dist.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 290 of 2020, dated 22.09.2020 registered for the offences under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. As per prosecution case, the police has recovered total 326.25 liters of illicit foreign liquor kept in plastic bag inside the drainage well of Daniyalpur Tola.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the instant case merely due to ulterior motive. It has next been submitted that the alleged recovery of illicit liquor has been made from inside the drainage well of Daniyalpur Tola, which is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88409 of 2025(2) dt.22-12-2025 2/3 an open place, accessible to general public. There has been no recovery of any incriminating article from the constructive possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor and is a man of clean antecedent. Counsel for the petitioner lastly submits that the petitioner is a man of means and he is ready to abide by the terms and conditions imposed in this case, in case the benefit of privilege of anticipatory bail is extended to him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the constructive possession of the petitioner, accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-1, Begusarai, in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 290 of 2020, subject to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88409 of 2025(2) dt.22-12-2025 3/3 the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

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