Patna High Court
CR. MISC./57611/2026 of Vishal Kumar @ Vishal Raj Singh Vs The State of Bihar on 19 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57611 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2026 Thana- KURSAILA District- Katihar ====================================================== Vishal Kumar @ Vishal Raj Singh S/o Arbind Singh @ Arbind Kr. Singh Resident of village -
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57611 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2026 Thana- KURSAILA District- Katihar ======================================================
Vishal Kumar @ Vishal Raj Singh S/o Arbind Singh @ Arbind Kr. Singh Resident of village - Devipur Ward no. 10, P.S - Kursela, District - Katihar
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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ORAL ORDER
19-08-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kursela P.S. Case No. 218 of 2026 for the offence under sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act lodged on 03.06.2026 by the informant, Bharosh Singh.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant intercepted a motorcycle and there is recovery/seizure of 70.5 liter foreign liquor. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither he has criminal antecedent nor the motorcycle belongs to him and only due to enmity, 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)
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57611 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
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 opposes the prayer submitting that he has been named in the FIR.
7. Taking into account the submissions of the parties and the judgment in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra), as also that neither he has criminal antecedent nor he owns the motorcycle, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.
8. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender 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 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Court-II, Katihar in connection with Kursela P.S. Case No. 218 of 2026 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall be appearing before the Police Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57611 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026
Station as and when required for co-operating 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 month for six months to mark his attendance and after the end of the period, the certificate shall be submitted before the Trial Court failing which steps shall be taken for the cancellation of the 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.
Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T