Vijay Sahni v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act Sections 30(a); illicit liquor recovery 8.64 litres; motorcycle not registered owner; sale of vehicle 16.10.2021; secret information; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 482(2); Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 246 of 2025; West Champaran; Bettiah Special Excise Court; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties. Case: Criminal Miscellaneous No.7940 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Patna, decided 17-02-2026 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J. Useful for anticipatory bail in excise cases where the accused is not the registered owner of the vehicle involved.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. I, West Champaran, at Bettiah, subject to Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.