IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29178 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2026 Thana- DARBHANGA GRP CASE District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Sunil Kumar, S/o- Gunak Yadav @ Munak Yadav R/v- Khondhi, Po- Sahiya Ps - Wazirganj District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prasoon Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 2 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Rail P.S. Darbhanga Case No. 27 of 2026 dated 08.02.2026 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. Allegation is of recovery of total 38.250 litre foreign Liquor from the possession of co-accused Rajesh Kumar and Ravi Kumar who were alighting from Train No. 12566 standing at Darbhanga Junction. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29178 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the said liquor was recovered from the possession of apprehended two co-accused persons. The petitioner has been made accused in this case only on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused Rajesh Kumar. The petitioner has no concern with the said illicit liquor. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Rail P.S. Darbhanga Case No. 27 of 2026, he will be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Special Judge-II, (Excise Act), Darbhanga subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. premchand/- (Khatim Reza, J) U T