Anshu Singh @ Ashutosh Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Anshu Singh @ Ashutosh Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum-Special Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in Bhore P.S. Case No. 528 of 2023 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted: the petitioner is to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum-Special Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj, in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 528 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail granted (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) to Anshu Singh @ Ashutosh Singh apprehending arrest in Bhore P.S. Case No. 528 of 2023, District Gopalganj, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Prosecution case: 63 liters illicit liquor recovered from two motorcycles (BR28-V8496 and BR29-AA-7426); co-accused Anoop Yadav, apprehended on the spot, disclosed the petitioner as a fled-away person; counsel submitted the implication rested solely on the disclosure statement, nothing was recovered from the petitioner's conscious possession, and he had no criminal antecedent. Court directed release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the District and Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum-Special Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89177 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-528 Year-2023 Thana- BHORE District- Gopalganj

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Anshu Singh @ Ashutosh Singh S/o Vijay Pratap Singh Resident of village - Bhopatpura, P.S - Srirampur, District - Deoriya, State - Uttar Pradesh

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dharmveer, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

2 22-12-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

As per prosecution case, 63 liters illicit liquor was recovered from two motorcycles bearing Reg. Nos. - BR28-V8496 and BR29-AA-7426. Two persons were managed to flee away but co-accused Anoop Yadav was apprehended on the spot, who disclosed the petitioner as fled away person.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the basis of disclosure statement made by apprehended co-accused Anoop Yadav. Further submission is that petitioner has no concern with the

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seized liquor and motorcycles. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Except the disclosure statement of apprehended co-accused, there is nothing material against the petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum- Special Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 528 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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