Diwakar Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.1362 of 2026, decided 21-01-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Anticipatory bail application under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. in a case under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act (Dehri Nagar P.S. Case No. 482 of 2025, Rohtas; alleged recovery of 716.5 litres of liquor from garage of Neeraj Vishwakarma). Provisional anticipatory bail granted; bail bond Rs. 15,000 with two sureties; release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks before Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Court No.-1, Rohtas at Sasaram; confirmation conditional on trial court verification of criminal antecedents — concealment of more than three antecedents disentitles confirmation. Keywords: provisional anticipatory bail, Excise Act, B.N.S.S. 482(2), criminal antecedents, concealment, Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: upon arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, release on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Court No.-1, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dehri Nagar P.S. Case No. 482 of 2025, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions; confirmation of the order subject to trial court verification of criminal antecedents (not to be confirmed if antecedents exceed three cases).