Manoj Yadav @ Manoj Kumar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18828 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2025 Thana- GORIAKOTHI District- Siwan

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Manoj Yadav @ Manoj Kumar Yadav Son of Manager Yadav Resident of Village- Sisai, Chakia Tola, P.S.- Goreakothi, District- Siwan

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajiv Nayan, 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 Sections 30(a) and 41 (1) 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 51.84 liters of liquor from a car.

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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 is not the owner of the seized vehicle and came to be implicated based on secret information which is the easiest way to implicate someone. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18828 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3

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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 Goreakothi P.S. Case No. 330 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 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

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18828 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3

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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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Manoj Yadav @ Manoj Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar

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