Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
Bihar Prohibition Act | Anticipatory Bail Granted Despite Boat Ownership Where 'Conscious Possession' and Criminal Antecedents Absent : Patna HC
Patna High Court rules that mere ownership of a boat-without proof of conscious possession of contraband or prior criminal record-does not constitute an offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The judgment reinforces that anticipatory bail can be granted where allegations fail to establish culpability beyond nominal association.