IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17617 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2022 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Lakindra Dhangar @ Sohan Dhangar son of Gokhul Dhangar Resident of village- Dipaoo Dhangar Toli Ps -Kotwa Dist -East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No.271 of 2022, F.I.R dated 03.07.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 36 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018. 3. As per the prosecution case, on 03.07.2022, the informant, being the SHO of Kotwa P.S., recorded his self- statement alleging therein that, acting on secret information, he along with other police officials reached Dhangar Toli and, from outside the house of the petitioner and three other co-accused persons, recovered 15 litres of country-made liquor and two gas cylinders, pursuant to which the present F.I.R. was instituted. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17617 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the the recovery of the country made liquor and two gas cylinders has been made outside the door of the petitioner and the petitioner is in no way connected with the seized liquor. It has further been submitted that the place of recovery is from an open space, which is accessible to all and there is nothing specific made out against the petitioner. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and is ready to abide by the terms and conditions in case the privilege of anticipatory bail is extended in their favour. 5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application. 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 and / or premises belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner has clean antecedent, 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17617 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise Court No.1, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No.271 of 2022 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023. sharun/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U T