Pre-arrest bail under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act after recovery of 249.375 litres of foreign liquor from a vehicle. Transport Officer confirmed petitioner not the owner. Bail granted with conditions.
Pre-arrest bail on bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of like amount before Special Judge, Excise-I, Aurangabad
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10270 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2025 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad
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Narayan Kumar S/o Bhim Chaudhary Resident of Village- Ramna, P.S.Sherghati, District- Gaya
... ... Petitioner/s
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms.Mukul Kumari, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER
Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
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of 2025, but the bail bond of the petitioner was not accepted because the information in respect of the owner of the vehicle was not verified. The petitioner claimed his innocence submitting that he is neither the owner nor the driver or passenger of the vehicle which was seized having Chassis No. M3HHMPBB24J045636.
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and also the fact that the petitioner has claimed that he is also not the driver or passenger of the vehicle.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a petitioner already granted anticipatory bail in an excise case, found not to be the owner, driver or passenger of the vehicle from which liquor was recovered, should be released on pre-arres
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Narayan Kumar
The State of Bihar
Sunita Devi
Purnendu Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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