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Kunal Agarwala @ Kunal Agrawal v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC22 Apr 2026CR. MISC./23550/2026

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Patna High Court; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23550 of 2026; anticipatory bail allowed 22-04-2026; Justice Praveen Kumar; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act Sections 30(a), 32(3); Excise P.S. Case No. 309 of 2022, District Kishanganj; illicit foreign liquor recovery from car during vehicle checking; petitioner partner of M/S Global Motocorp LLP; Section 438(2) Code of Criminal Procedure conditions; bail-bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties.

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Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Kishanganj, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC. ¶21

Kunal Agarwala @ Kunal Agrawal Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23550 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-309 Year-2022 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kishanganj

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Kunal Agarwala @ Kunal Agrawal S/o Late Navin Chandra Agrawal Resident of - Ballygunge Park, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700019 one of the partner of M/S Global Motocorp LLP, 41/A, AJC Bose Road, Diamond Prestige, Kolkata - 700017, State - West Bengal.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jitendra Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Varun Krishna Singh, Advocate Mr. Venkatesh Kaushik, Advocate Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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ORAL ORDER

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2 22-04-2026

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Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 309 of 2022 dated 19.11.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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3. As per the prosecution case, during course of vehicle checking two persons were apprehended in a car and altogether half litre of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from their possession.

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4. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23550 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/3

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submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicle in a personal capacity and actually he is one of the partners of M/S Global Motocorp Limited and authorized dealer of SKODA vehicle and the seized vehicle in question was actually a vehicle for test drive. Petitioner was not present at the place of alleged seizure. It has further been submitted that the vehicle was not under the control of the petitioner at the time of the seizure and Section 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act would not be applicable against the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the arrested persons have not disclosed anything against the petitioner, so as to show his complicity in the alleged seizure. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

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5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Kishanganj in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 309 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23550 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 3/3

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the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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7. The application stands allowed.

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(Praveen Kumar, J)

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shivam/-

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