Sanjiv Yadav @ Vikash Yadav @ Sanjeev Kumar @ Vikas Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91252 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-575 Year-2025 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Sanjiv Yadav @ Vikash Yadav @ Sanjeev Kumar @ Vikas Kumar S/o Dinanath Ray Resident of - Ward no. 14, Near - SBI, Sultanpur, P.S - Danapur, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhukar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 31-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Special Excise PS Case No. 1493 of 2025, arising out of Danapur PS Case No. 575 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) & 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 117.41 liters liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91252 of 2025(3) dt.31-01-2026 2/2 that recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner, where other family members also reside. The petitioner is in custody since 17.11.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Special Excise PS Case No. 1493 of 2025, arising out of Danapur PS Case No. 575 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T