Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; provisional anticipatory bail; Bihar Excise Act Sections 30(a), 41, 56(b); Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; clean antecedent verification by trial court; concealment-of-antecedent presumption; recovery of 25.92 litres of liquor from toto vehicle; petitioner as vehicle owner not arrested from spot; driver fled from spot; bail bond Rs. 500 with two sureties; Excise (Patna) P.S. Case No. 1610 of 2026; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.46414 of 2026; Justice Satyavrat Verma; order dated 14-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail granted: upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, release on bail bond of Rs. 500 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation contingent on the trial court's verification of the petitioner's criminal antecedents (non-confirmation with presumption of concealment if any prior case is found; forthwith confirmation if clean).