Patna High Court
CR. MISC./56508/2026 of Mahesh Chaurasiya Vs The State of Bihar on 13 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56508 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Mahesh Chaurasiya Son of Balistar Chaurasiya Resident of Village- Bhangaha (Bhagwanpur),
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56508 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gopalganj ======================================================
Mahesh Chaurasiya Son of Balistar Chaurasiya Resident of Village- Bhangaha (Bhagwanpur), P.S.- Nautan, District- West Champaran, State- Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Ms. Priya Raj
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uday Chand Prasad
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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 A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 638.280 litres of liquor from four different motorcycles.
4. 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 seized vehicle and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Surendra in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56508 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (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 Excise P.S. Case No.124/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. It is made clear that the learned trial court thereafter shall verify the criminal antecedents of the petitioner and in the event if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more than one case, in that event, it would be presumed that petitioner had concealed his antecedent before this court, as such, the provisional anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed but if on verification it is found that petitioner has antecedent of one case, in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith. amit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T