Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No.43781 of 2026, decided 08-07-2026 by Purnendu Singh, J. Bikash Sahani @ Vikesh Sahani sought pre-arrest bail for Sugauli P.S. Case No. 124 of 2026 (District East Champaran) under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Refusal grounded on the nature of the FIR allegations and the petitioner's previous criminal antecedents in several similar excise-offence cases. Outcome: bail application dismissed; no relief granted. Keywords: pre-arrest bail, anticipatory bail, excise prohibition, criminal antecedents, Bihar excise offence, bail rejected.
What did the court decide?
Having considered the nature of allegation made in the FIR and the petitioner's previous criminal antecedents (accused in several cases for similar offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act), the court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on pre-arrest bail.