Suraj Ram @ Suraj Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted provisionally; Patna High Court, CRL. MISC. No.56901 of 2025, decided 05-01-2026, Satyavrat Verma J. Offences under Sections 30(a), 32(2), 32(3) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022; Kazi Muhammadpur P.S. Case No.160/2025, Muzaffarpur. Alleged recovery 43.41 litres liquor + 19.5 litres beer with motorcycle from joint family house; defence of no conscious possession, non-arrest from spot, abolition of deemed possession/presumed offender after 2018 Excise Act amendment. Relief: release on arrest/surrender within six weeks on Rs.500 bail-bond + two like sureties, Special Judge Excise Court No.-I Muzaffarpur, subject to s.482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation conditional on trial-court verification of clean antecedents (any antecedent = presumed concealment, no confirmation). Application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: provisional anticipatory bail to the petitioner, to operate upon arrest or surrender within six weeks before the learned Special Judge, Excise, Court No.-I, Muzaffarpur, on bail-bonds of Rs.500/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions, with confirmation dependent on trial-court verification of clean criminal antecedents.