Patna High Court

Kanchan Yadav @ Viranjan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 20 January 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

Anticipatory bail was denied to the petitioner.

Summary

The petitioner, Kanchan Yadav, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under multiple sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023. The FIR alleges that the petitioner, along with 20-25 unknown persons, intercepted a tractor seized by police, seized a police vehicle, and forcibly released detained tractor drivers. The petitioner also has two prior criminal antecedents. The learned counsel argued that the nature of the allegations and the antecedents warranted bail, while the State opposed the relief. The Court examined the seriousness of the offences and the petitioner’s criminal record and concluded that granting anticipatory bail would be inappropriate. Consequently, the petition for anticipatory bail was rejected.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner given the nature of the offences under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 and his prior criminal antecedents.

Legislation cited

Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 121(2), 126(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 281, 303(2), 317(2)

Subjects

anticipatory bail
criminal antecedent
police seizure
Bihar Narcotic Substances Act
bail jurisprudence

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91726 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2025 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai
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                 Kanchan Yadav @ Viranjan Kumar S/O Krishna Mohan Yadav R/O Vill.-
                 Basuachk,P.S- Chanan, District - Lakhisarai

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Mayank Bilochan, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   20-01-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   Mr.P.K.Pandey, learned A.P.P for the State.

                                2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case,

                   registered for offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2),

                   281, 190, 191(2), 191(3), 121(2), 109, 303(2), 317(2) of the

                   B.N.S., 2023.

                                3. As per F.I.R., all the named accused persons

                   including petitioner and 20-25 unknown persons intercepted the

                   tractor seized by police and also intercepted police vehicle and

                   thereafter, accused persons forcibly got freed detained tractor

                   drivers from police custody. Petitioner has got two criminal

                   antecedent.

                                4. Considering the nature of accusation and criminal

                   antecedent,        the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is
           Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91726 of 2025(2) dt.20-01-2026
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                     rejected.



                                           (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
anay

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