Aruna Devi @ Rina Devi Vs The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER

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2 29-04-2026 Heard the parties.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Darpa P.S. Case No. 287 of 2025 for the offence under sections 274, 275 and 3(5) of the BNS and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act lodged on 16.11.2025 by the informant, Anuj Kumar.

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As per the prosecution story, the Police, on secret information, raided the place and from the paddy field there is recovery/seizure of 15 liters country-made liquor. This led to the FIR.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession and only because he has one criminal antecedent, implicated.

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Further, learned counsel for the petitioner relied on

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27875 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 2/4

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the judgment of the Full Bench of Hon’ble Patna High Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar reported in 2019 (2) PLJR 1089 wherein it has been held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76(2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.

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Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that he has criminal antecedent.

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Taking into account the submissions of the parties and the judgment in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra) , as also that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession and an undertaking has been given that he will be diligently appearing in trial, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.

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Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/(Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 02,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27875 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 3/4

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East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Darpa P.S. Case No. 287 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:

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(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;

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(ii) the petitioner shall be appearing before the Police Station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;

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(iii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

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(iv) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark his attendance and after the end of the period, the certificate shall be submitted before the Trial Court failing which steps shall be taken for the cancellation of the bail bonds;

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(v) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

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(vi) the petitioner shall desist from committing any

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27875 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 4/4

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criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty

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to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.

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(Rajiv Roy, J)

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Adnan/-