Vikash Ram Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6428 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2025 Thana- HATHUA District- Gopalganj

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Vikash Ram Son of Chotelal Ram @ Chhotelal Ram R/o Village - Semaria @ Semariya, P.S. - Nautan, Dist. - Siwan, State - Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Priya Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 04-02-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case under the excise act and allegation is of recovery of 108 liters of liquor from a motorcycle.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated at the instance of local person, but then it is submitted that once an

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6428 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/3

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accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar , local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on Provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Hathua P.S. Case No. 293 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

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It is made clear that thereafter the learned Trial Court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in the event if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more than one case then it would be presumed that petitioner, for the purposes of seeking anticipatory bail, had concealed his antecedent before this Court, as such, the provisional

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6428 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 3/3

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anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed, but after verification if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of one case only, in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.

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At this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioner, based on instruction, undertakes to deposit an amount of Rs. 2500/- with Advocates’ Association, Patna High Court within a period of two weeks from today.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Rishabh/-

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