Patna High Court
Arun YadavversusThe State Of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court granted provisional anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to verification of his antecedent and compliance with the conditions of Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Summary
Arun Yadav sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act for the alleged recovery of 83.10 litres of liquor and seizure of a bicycle. He argued that he has a clean antecedent, was not in possession of the liquor or bicycle, and that the complaint originated from a watchman with whom he has an inimical relationship. The State opposed the bail, contending that the allegations warranted arrest. The High Court, considering the submissions, granted provisional anticipatory bail subject to a bail bond of Rs. 500 with two sureties and conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. The order directed the trial court to verify the petitioner’s antecedent and confirm the bail if no prior cases are found, otherwise to refuse confirmation.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 482(2) of the BNSS in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.
- Whether the circumstances of the alleged offence justify denial of anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Excise Act — s. 30(a)
- BNSS — s. 482(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Bihar Excise Act
- Section 30(a)
- Section 482(2)
- liquor seizure
- clean antecedent
- provisional bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43327 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2026 Thana- GHANSHYAMPUR District- Darbhanga
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Arun Yadav S/O Hular Yadav @ Bhullar Yadav R/O - Ward No. - 08, P.O. -
Kortho, P.S. - Alinagar, Dist. - Darbhanaga, Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Jyoti Prakash
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Veena Kumari Jaiswal
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 02-07-2026 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 is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of
recovery of 83.10 litres of liquor from bushes situated near hotel
of Parmeshwar Mandal and a bicycle was seized.
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 even the alleged
recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner
and petitioner is not the owner of the seized bicycle and he
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came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar with whom
he is on an inimical term. It is next submitted that if
Chowkidar was aware about the involvement of the petitioner in
the occurrence, then why he did not inform the police prior to
institution of the instant FIR, which casts an aspersion on the
case of the prosecution.
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. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) 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 Ghanshyampur (Darbhanga) P.S. Case No. 143
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 even one case
then it would be presumed that petitioner, for the purposes of
seeking anticipatory bail, had concealed his antecedent before this
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Court, as such, the provisional anticipatory bail order shall not be
confirmed, but after verification if it is found that petitioner is a
person with clean antecedent in that event the provisional
anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Sumit/-
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