Patna High Court
Manish Singh @ Manish Kumar @ Sonam Jee @ Sanam JeeversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
Provisional anticipatory bail was granted, subject to conditions and verification of antecedents, under Section 482(2) of the CrPC.
Summary
The petitioner, Manish Singh, was implicated in a case under Section 45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 for allegedly selling liquor in Madhepura. He claimed that the allegation was false and that he was framed due to his brother's involvement in a separate matter. The petitioner sought anticipatory bail, arguing that he had only one prior case and that the investigation was improper. The State opposed the bail, contending that the petitioner was involved in the alleged offence. The Hon'ble Justice Satyavrat Verma granted provisional anticipatory bail, subject to a bail bond of Rs.5,000 with two sureties and conditioned on verification of the petitioner’s criminal antecedents, with the order to be confirmed or set aside by the trial court based on that verification.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
- Whether the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents affect the grant of anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 — s. 45
- Code of Criminal Procedure — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- excise law
- liquor smuggling
- criminal antecedent
- Section 45
- Section 482
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36911 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-264 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE UDAKISHUNGANJ District-
Madhepura
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Manish Singh @ Manish Kumar @ Sonam Jee @ Sanam Jee S/o Sanjay
Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh Resident of - Ward No.- 8, Khurhan Malik,
P.S.- Alamnagar, District- Madhepura
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Saket Tiwary
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Braj Kishore Pd.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 29-06-2026 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 Section 45 of Bihar
Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has antecedent of one case and the informant alleges
that on 27.12.2025 he got a secret information that petitioner
along with other co-accused are selling liquor at Khurhan Ward
No.8, Alamnagar, Madhepura, accordingly a raid was conducted
but then people gathered and abused the raiding team and also
tried to confine them inside the house and assaulted them.
4. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has been
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falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next
submitted that petitioner being brother of Chotu Singh came to
be implicated without holding a proper investigation. It is
reiterated and submitted that specific information regarding
selling liquor was against Chotu Singh.
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 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 Udakishunganj Excise P.S. Case No.264/2025,
subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of
the B.N.S.S.
7. 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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