Patna High Court
CR. MISC./56443/2026 of Shankar Dayal Singh Vs The State of Bihar on 13 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56443 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Shankar Dayal Singh Son of Parshuram Singh Resident of Mohalla- Kunkum Singh Lane, Science
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56443 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna ======================================================
Shankar Dayal Singh Son of Parshuram Singh Resident of Mohalla- Kunkum Singh Lane, Science College, Sampatchak, P.S.- Sampatchak, District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Shashi Bhushan Pandey
For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Asha Kumari
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
13-08-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32 of the Excise Act.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 240 litres of liquor from a scooty.
4. 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 he came to be implicated based on the fact that he is owner of the seized scooty. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56443 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026
own vehicle for committing a crime and thus, would create evidence against himself and hence, would get implicated. It is further submitted that petitioner was completely unaware that his friend would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged who also fled from the spot.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. 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.5,000/- (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 Alamganj P. S. Case No.146 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The application stands allowed.
8. 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 more than one case, then Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56443 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026
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 petitioner has antecedent of one case only, in that event, the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.
vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T