IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42497 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Aman Kumar S/o Late Ram Prakash Singh Resident of vill - Ramdiri Mahaji Dukhuti, Ward No. 9, P.S.- Matihani, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amish Kumar No. I, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2026 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 offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) 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 311.540 litres of liquor from premise of Aman Traders.

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 the place from where the alleged recovery is shown is a godown where cement is kept. It is further submitted that no prudent person would use Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42497 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 his own premises for committing an occurrence and, thus, would create evidence against himself and, hence, would get implicated. It is next submitted that petitioner came to be implicated based on the confessional statement of Ajit in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value in the eye of law. 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 Begusarai Excise P.S. Case No. 160 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42497 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 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 petitioner has antecedent of only one case in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42497 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Aman Kumar S/o Late Ram Prakash Singh Resident of vill - Ramdiri Mahaji Dukhuti, Ward No. 9, P.S.- Matihani, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amish Kumar No. I, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 01-07-2026 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 offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) 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 311.540 litres of liquor from premise of Aman Traders.

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 the place from where the alleged recovery is shown is a godown where cement is kept. It is further submitted that no prudent person would use Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42497 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 his own premises for committing an occurrence and, thus, would create evidence against himself and, hence, would get implicated. It is next submitted that petitioner came to be implicated based on the confessional statement of Ajit in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value in the eye of law. 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 Begusarai Excise P.S. Case No. 160 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42497 of 2026(2) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 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 petitioner has antecedent of only one case in that event the provisional anticipatory bail order shall be confirmed forthwith. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T