Nawab Parwez v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 47538 of 2026, decided 22-07-2026 by Rajiv Roy, J. Anticipatory bail in case under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, S. 30(a); maintainability despite bar under S. 76(2) per Full Bench precedent Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar, 2019 (2) PLJR 1089; recovery of 10.2 litres Nepali liquor from scooter; Palasi P.S. Case No. 106 of 2026, District Araria; petitioner Nawab Parwez without criminal antecedent; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount; conditions including monthly police-station reporting for six months and appearance before Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Araria; counsel: Kundan Kumar Singh (petitioner), Zainul Abedin (APP).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: release on bail upon arrest or surrender within four weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District and Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Araria, in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 106 of 2026, subject to six conditions (family-member bailor with official bona fide document; appearance before police station as required for investigation; appearance on every trial date, failure on two consecutive dates without plausible reason entailing cancellation of bail bond; monthly police-station attendance for six months with certificate thereafter; no inducement, promise or threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence; desistance from committing any criminal offence again).