Aditya Kumar @ Mahesh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Cr. Misc. No. 18787 of 2026, Patna High Court, Satyavrat Verma, J., 25-03-2026: provisional anticipatory bail under Section 482(2) BNSS in Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 253 of 2024, District Gopalganj, offence under Section 30(a) Bihar Excise Act; alleged recovery of 69.800 litres of liquor from two motorcycles; petitioner Aditya Kumar @ Mahesh claims implication based on confessional statement of apprehended accused and denies conscious possession or ownership of seized vehicles; counsel argued the 2018 Excise Act amendment did away with deemed possession and presumed offender concepts; State opposed through A.P.P.; bail bond Rs. 500/- with two like sureties; confirmation conditional on verification of criminal antecedents by the trial court.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender within six weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 500/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation subject to trial court verification of criminal antecedents.