Patna High Court
CR. MISC./52784/2026 of Yash Agarwal Vs The State of Bihar on 29 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52784 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-368 Year-2026 Thana- KHAJEKALA District- Patna ====================================================== Yash Agarwal S/o of Ashok Kumar Agarwal R/o Gurhata, P.S. - Khajekalan, Dist. - Patna. ... ...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52784 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-368 Year-2026 Thana- KHAJEKALA District- Patna ======================================================
Yash Agarwal S/o of Ashok Kumar Agarwal R/o Gurhata, P.S. - Khajekalan, Dist. - Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Shaishav Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Pronoti Singh, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
29-07-2026
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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 350 ml. of liquor from a Scooty.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that petitioner came to be implicated based on the fact that he is owner of the seized vehicle. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and, thus, would create evidence against himself and, hence, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52784 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026
would get implicated. It is also 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. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, let 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.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 Khajekalan P.S. Case No. 368 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. However, it is made clear that thereafter the learned Trial Court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more than one case, it would be presumed that petitioner had concealed his antecedent before this Court at para 3 of the anticipatory bail application in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall not be confirmed but if it is found on verification that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52784 of 2026(2) dt.29-07-2026
petitioner has antecedent of only one case in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith.
Kundan/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T