Patna High Court
SACHIN YADAV @ SACHIN KUMARversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court granted provisional anticipatory bail subject to conditions and verification of the petitioner’s criminal antecedent.
Summary
The petitioner, Sachin Yadav, was implicated in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act for the alleged recovery of 512.460 litres of liquor from a Scorpio vehicle. He argued that he was not arrested on the spot, had no possession of the liquor, was not the vehicle's owner, and that the case was based solely on confessional statements of co-accused, which he claimed lacked evidentiary value. The State opposed his prayer for anticipatory bail. The High Court, considering these submissions, granted provisional anticipatory bail subject to a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and directed verification of the petitioner’s criminal antecedent. The order stipulated that if more than two prior cases are found, the bail would not be confirmed; otherwise, the provisional bail would be confirmed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner under the circumstances alleged
- Whether confessional statements made by co-accused in police custody have evidentiary value for granting bail
- Whether the petitioner’s criminal antecedent affects the grant of anticipatory bail
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- excise offence
- confessional statement
- Section 30(a) Bihar Excise Act
- Section 482 CrPC
- criminal antecedent
- provisional bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26647 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2026 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran
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SACHIN YADAV @ SACHIN KUMAR Son of Bhola Rai R/o village -
Lauwakala, P.S.- Baniapur, District - Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bishwajeet Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 23-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P. for the State, Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the
Bihar Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has antecedent of two cases under the Excise Act and
allegation is of recovery of 512.460 litres of liquor from a
Scorpio vehicle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was
recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of
the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated based on
confessional statement of Bittu and Nikesh in police custody
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which does not have any evidentiary value. It is further
submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to
excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the
instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or
secret information without holding a proper investigation.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, 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
Provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.
10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Baniapur
P.S. Case No. 122 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid
down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. It is made clear that thereafter the learned Trial
Court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and
in the event if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more
than two cases then it would be presumed that petitioner, for the
purposes of seeking anticipatory bail, had concealed his
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antecedent before this Court, as such, the provisional
anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed, but after
verification if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of two
cases in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall
be confirmed forthwith.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-
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