Patna High Court
Brijesh Sahni @ BrijeshversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court granted provisional anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to verification of his criminal antecedents and compliance with the conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Summary
The petitioner, Brijesh Sahni, feared arrest in a case under Sections 30(a) and 32(1),(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022, alleging that 60 litres of liquor were recovered from a public bush and that he was implicated through a chowkidar’s statement. He argued that no liquor was found in his possession at the time of arrest and that the investigation was mechanically driven without proper inquiry. The State opposed his request for anticipatory bail. Justice Satyavrat Verma, after considering the submissions, granted provisional anticipatory bail on the condition that the petitioner furnish a bail bond of Rs.5,000 with two sureties and that the trial court verify his criminal antecedents. The order further stipulated that if more than one prior case is found, the bail would not be confirmed, whereas a single antecedent would lead to immediate confirmation of the bail.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in view of the alleged offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
- Whether the conditions prescribed under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. are applicable to the provisional anticipatory bail order.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S.S. — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- excise offence
- liquor recovery
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act
- Section 482
- criminal antecedent
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24623 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2026 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali
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Brijesh Sahni @ Brijesh Son of Nandu Sahni Resident of Vill.- Rasulpur
Fatah, P.S.- Goraul (Katahara), Dist.- Vaishali.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Aniket Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sucheta Yadav
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 20-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30 (a),
32(1),(2) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act,
2022.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has antecedent of one case under the Excise Act and
allegation is of recovery of 60 litres of liquor from a bush. It is
next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as
such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and
even alleged recovery is from a place which dos not belong tot
he petitioner and is accessible to public at large and he came to
be implicated at the instance of chowkidar with whom he is on
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an inimical term. It is also submitted that once an accused is
implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts
implicating mechanically either through chowkidar, local
person, confessional statement or secret information without
holding a proper investigation.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the
event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail on
furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) with
two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the
learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in
connection with Goraul (Katahara) P.S. Case No.84/2026,
subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of
the B.N.S.S.
6. It is made clear that the learned trial court thereafter
shall verify the criminal antecedents of the petitioner and in the
event if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more than
one case, in that event, it would be presumed that petitioner had
concealed his antecedent before this court, as such, the
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provisional anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed but if
on verification it is found that petitioner has antecedent of one
case, in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be
confirmed forthwith.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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