Patna High Court
Brijesh SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court granted provisional anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to bond, sureties, and verification of his criminal antecedent.
Summary
The petitioner, Brijesh Singh, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act for allegedly recovering 31.98 litres of liquor from a motorcycle registered in his wife's name. He argued that he was not arrested at the spot, had no liquor in his conscious possession, and was unaware of his friend's alleged misuse of the vehicle. The State opposed the bail, contending that the allegations warranted detention. The Court, considering the petitioner's submissions, granted provisional anticipatory bail conditioned on a Rs.5,000 bond, two sureties, and verification of his criminal antecedent within six weeks. The order stipulated that if more than one prior case is found, the bail would not be confirmed; if only one prior case exists, the bail would be confirmed forthwith.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.
- Whether the registration of the vehicle in the petitioner's wife's name suffices to implicate him.
- Whether the petitioner's criminal antecedent affects the grant of anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Excise Act — s. 30(a)
- Bihar Negotiable/Criminal Procedure (BNSS) — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- excise law
- vehicle registration
- criminal antecedent
- Section 30(a)
- Section 482(2)
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37515 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2025 Thana- RAMGARH District- Kaimur (Bhabua)
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Brijesh Singh S/o Bachan Singh Resident of Village- Siyaruan, P.S.-
Ramgarh, District- Kaimur (Bhabhua)
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Parth Gaurav
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 17-06-2026 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 offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the
Bihar Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of
recovery of 31.98 litres of liquor from a motorcycle.
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 he came to be
implicated based on the fact that the seized vehicle was
registered in the name of his wife. It is next submitted that no
prudent person would use the vehicle registered in the name of
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his wife with an intent to commit the occurrence knowing that
his wife would get implicated. It is further submitted that
petitioner was completely unaware that his friend would misuse
the vehicle in the manner as alleged.
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. 5,000/- (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 Ramgarh P.S. Case
No. 319 of 2025 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 one
case then it would be presumed that petitioner, for the purposes of
seeking anticipatory bail, had concealed his 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
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antecedent of one case in that event the provisional anticipatory
bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-
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