Dipak Singh @ Deepak Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26952 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-620 Year-2025 Thana- SIWAN MUFFASIL District- Siwan ====================================================== Dipak Singh @ Deepak Kumar Singh S/O Balmiki Singh R/O Jasauli Mansingh's Tola, P.S- Pachrukhi, Distirct- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sailesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Siwan Muffasil P.S. Case No. 620 of 2025 lodged on 27.08.2025, for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against two named accused persons including the present petitioner. Total recovery of 217.560 litres of illicit liquor has been made, which is the subject matter of the present case.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and his name has come in this case due to confessional statement of the apprehended accused person and the alleged recovery has been made from a vehicle.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26952 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 Counsel further submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. In the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the satisfaction of Exclusive Excise Court No.2, Siwan, in connection with Siwan Muffasil P.S. Case No. 620 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
7. The Trial Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent(s) of the petitioner, and in case, it is found at any stage that the petitioner has concealed the fact about his criminal antecedent(s), the Trial Court shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of the bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for the purpose of or in the name of verification. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T