Amar Kumar @ Aman Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9217 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2026 Thana- Daudnagar Excise District- Aurangabad

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Amar Kumar @ Aman S/o Kanhai Chaudhary Resident of vill - Koilwan Tola, Raghunath bigha, ward no. 2, PS- Haspura, Dist- Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Adarsh Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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2 18-02-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Daudnagar Excise P.S. Case No. 09/2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition of Excise Act.

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As per prosecution case, on the secret information the police recovered 22 liters of illicit country made Chulai liquor from behind the house of the petitioner and the petitioner is alleged to have fled away from the place of occurrence.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the FIR. The petitioner bears no criminal antecedent. The

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9217 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 2/3

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petitioner was not found at the place of occurrence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. He further submits that name of the petitioner has been transpired in this case on the basis of secret information and the source of secret information has not been divulged in the FIR, which questions the authenticity of the FIR and the petitioner cannot be held liable for the alleged recovery. In the light of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, no case is made out against the petitioner under the provision of Bihar Prohibition of Excise Act.

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The learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is FIR named accused and he cannot escape from the allegation made in the FIR.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping in view clean antecedent of petitioner, petitioner was not found at the place of occurrence, argument advanced on behalf of both sides and also taking into consideration the material available on record, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9217 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 3/3

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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 learned Court of learned Special Judge Excise Court No. II, Aurangabad, Bihar in connection with Daudnagar Excise P.S. Case No. 09/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.

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The application stands allowed.

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(Alok Kumar Pandey, J)

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amitkumar/-

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Amar Kumar @ Aman v. The State of Bihar

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