Vikky Yadav @ Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Kumar @ Vikky Yadav v. The State of Bihar
ANTICIPATORY BAIL – Section 30(a), Excise Act
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.65531 of 2025, order dated 07-01-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Provisional anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. in Mufassil P.S. Case No.159 of 2025 (Purnia) for offence under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act. Key terms: provisional anticipatory bail; bail-bonds Rs.45,000/- with two like sureties; surrender/arrest within six weeks; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; verification of criminal antecedents (nine cases disclosed, eight under Excise Act); presumed concealment if more than nine cases leading to non-confirmation; forthwith confirmation if nine cases only; counsel submissions on alleged recovery of 870.120 litres of liquor from a tractor and absence of arrest from the spot were counsel's arguments, not Court findings.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail application allowed: provisional anticipatory bail on arrest/surrender within six weeks before the learned Court below, on bail-bonds of Rs.45,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court (Mufassil P.S. Case No.159 of 2025), subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; confirmation by trial Court contingent on verification of antecedents (nine cases only - confirm forthwith; more than nine - not confirmed).