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Aman Singh @ Vivek Vishewer @ Vivek v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC17 Jan 2026CR. MISC./89938/2025

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Anticipatory bail application for offences under the Excise Act involving alleged recovery of 77.76 litres of liquor from a car and two motorcycles. Petitioner claimed he was not arrested at the spot and was implicated on a co-accused's confessional statement. Court granted provisional anticipatory bail subject to verification of criminal antecedents.

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Provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bonds with two sureties, subject to CrPC S.438(2) conditions and antecedent verification by trial court.

Aman Singh @ Vivek Vishewer @ Vivek Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89938 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2023 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga

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Aman Singh @ Vivek Vishewer @ Vivek S/o Raman Ranjan Singh Resident of Village- Bangrahtta, P.S.- Singhiya, District- Samastipur

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms.Dimpal Kumari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 17-01-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 77.76 litres of liquor from a car and two motorcycle as detailed in the FIR.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of any of the vehicle and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Guddu Mandal, which does not have

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89938 of 2025(2) dt.17-01-2026 2/3

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any evidentiary value.

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Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.

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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 Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on provisional anticipatory bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.500/- (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 Laheriasarai P. S. Case No.75 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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The application stands allowed.

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It is made clear that the learned trial Court after accepting the provisional bail bonds of the petitioner shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in the event, if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of even one case, then it would be presumed that petitioner for the purposes of obtaining anticipatory bail had concealed his antecedent before this Court, in that event, the present provisional anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed, but if on verification, it is found that

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89938 of 2025(2) dt.17-01-2026 3/3

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petitioner is a person with clean antecedent, in that event, the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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vikash/-

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U T

Aman Singh @ Vivek Vishewer @ Vivek v. The State of Bihar

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