Vikash Kumar Panday @ Vikash Kumar Dubey @ Vikash Panday Vs… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Vikash Kumar Panday @ Vikash Kumar Dubey @ Vikash Panday Vs… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail allowed: on arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.122 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, named in the FIR in Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.122 of 2026 (Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act) and apprehending arrest, should be granted anticipatory bail. +1 more

Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted: the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, is to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.122 of 2026, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS.

Ratio / Principle

Operative ground of the grant: recovery of illicit liquor prima facie does not appear to have been made from the physical possession of the petitioner.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Pre-arrest bail granted. Patna High Court (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J), CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40751 of 2026, order dated 24-06-2026: petitioner Vikash Kumar Panday @ Vikash Kumar Dubey @ Vikash Panday, named in the FIR of Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.122 of 2026, District Saran, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act for alleged illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor involving recovery of 518 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor, apprehending arrest, sought anticipatory bail. Counsel submitted that his name was arrayed solely on a co-accused's disclosure, that the recovery was not from his conscious possession, and that he had one antecedent case in which he was on bail; the APP opposed. Finding that the recovery prima facie did not appear to be from the petitioner's physical possession, the Court directed that on arrest or surrender within four weeks he be released on bail on a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40751 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2026 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran

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Vikash Kumar Panday @ Vikash Kumar Dubey @ Vikash Panday Son of Baijnath Panday @ Baijnath Dubey Resident of Village- Bhatwalia (Panditpur), P.S.- Janta Bazar, District- Saran.

… ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr.Alka Panday, Advocate For the Opposite Party/ : Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari, APP

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

2 24-06-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and

apprehending his arrest in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.122 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 518 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40751 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/3

It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for

the petitioner that the name of petitioner was arrayed solely on the disclosure made by co-accused, who was apprehended from the spot. It is also submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. Explaining criminal antecedent, it is submitted that the petitioner found involved in one criminal case, where he is on bail.

Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on 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 3^rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40751 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 3/3

No.122 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)

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