Ashok Nat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15179 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2025 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ashok Nat S/O Late Dinanath Nat R/V Mangolapur. P.S - Jalalpur, Dist-Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act lodged on 12.02.2025 by the informant, Radha Mohan Singh.

3. As per the prosecution story, the allegation is that on secret information, behind the house of the present petitioner, there is recovery/seizure of 8 liters of country made liquor in four plastic bottles of two liters each. This led to the FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession or house rather from behind the house and only because of

2/4 criminal antecedent, got implicated.

5. Further, learned counsel for the petitioner relied on the judgment of the Full Bench of Hon'ble Patna High Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar reported in 2019 (2) PLJR 1089 wherein it has been held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76(2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.

6. Learned APP, Mr. Bharat Bhushan opposes the prayer submitting that the petitioner has criminal antecedent.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready to put in his attendance for every day for next one month before the concerned police station and if it is found that he is indulged in any criminal activity in future, the State can take steps for cancellation of present bail bond, if he is granted relief.

8. Taking into account the submissions of the parties and the judgment in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra), as also that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession or from the house, in that background this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.

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9. Let the petitioner be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned court within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025 to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as also the other conditions.

(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document (Aadhar Card/Driving License/Voter ID/Pan Card etc.) to show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner shall be appearing before the police station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;

(iii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iv) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every day for one month and later every fortnight

4/4 for next six months to mark his attendance and at the end of the period a certificate be submitted before the Trial Court failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds;

(v) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(vi) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.

10. It is made clear that he shall put in his attendance for every day for next one month before the concerned police station from the date he shall furnish his bail bond. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T