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Anil Nut @ Anil kumar Nat v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC25 Mar 2026CR. MISC./18244/2026

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Anticipatory bail sought in an excise case alleging recovery of 90 litres of liquor from the petitioner's mother; the petitioner claimed he was absent from the spot and falsely implicated at the instance of a Chowkidar with whom he had enmity. The Court granted provisional anticipatory bail on bonds of Rs 5,000 with two like sureties, conditional upon verification of criminal antecedents before co

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Provisional anticipatory bail on arrest or surrender within six weeks on a Rs 5,000 bond with two like sureties, subject to s.482(2) BNSS conditions and verification of antecedents.

Anil Nut @ Anil kumar Nat Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18244 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-871 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran

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Anil Nut @ Anil kumar Nat S/O Chhathi Lal Nat R/O Vill.- Mithepur, P.s.Garkha, Dist.- Saran, Chapra

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raushan Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 25-03-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 90 liters of liquor from possession of Muniya Devi.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged is from the mother of the petitioner and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar with whom he is on an

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18244 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3

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inimical term. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar , local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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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 Garkha P.S. Case No. 871 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

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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

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18244 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3

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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 antecedent of one case only, in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Rishabh/-

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Anil Nut @ Anil kumar Nat v. The State of Bihar

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