Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Mukhiya @ Suraj Mukhiya v. The State of Bihar
ANTICIPATORY BAIL – Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, Section 30(a)
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No.44863 of 2026, decided 03-07-2026, Satyavrat Verma, J (oral order). Anticipatory bail under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, Section 30(a); Parihar P.S. Case No.272/2025, District Sitamarhi; recovery of 324 litres of liquor from three motorcycles; conscious possession denied; implication via confessional statement of Shivam and Ravi in police custody; mechanical implication of accused in excise cases; criminal antecedents (four excise cases) verification by trial court; provisional anticipatory bail; conditions under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.; bail bond Rs.20,000/- with two sureties; confirmation conditional on antecedent verification. No precedents cited or discussed.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for anticipatory bail allowed in terms of a conditional/provisional order: release on provisional anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation of the order made contingent on trial-court verification of the petitioner's criminal antecedents (not to be confirmed if more than four cases found; to be confirmed forthwith if four cases found).