Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Patna High Court Grants Record 463 Bails in a Day
The Patna High Court in India set a record by granting bail to 463 people in just one day.
Most of these people were arrested for small liquor-related offenses and had no previous criminal history.
The court said that the delay in handling these cases was because the liquor laws were not being followed properly.
This was the highest number of bail grants by a single judge in one day at this court.
Patna High Court granted bail in a record 463 cases in a single day.
Most cases were related to the consumption and seizure of small amounts of liquor.
The bail grants were primarily for individuals with no criminal antecedents.
The court cited poor implementation of the liquor law as the reason for the pendency of bail pleas.
This is the highest number of bail grants by a single-judge Bench in one day at the Patna High Court.
- Who
- Patna High Court (single-judge Bench)
- What
- Granted bail in 463 cases in one day
- When
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Patna High Court, Bihar, India
- Why
- To address the backlog of pending bail pleas, primarily related to liquor offenses
- Number of Bail Grants
- 463
- Primary Cases
- Liquor-related offenses under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
- Court
- Patna High Court
- Judge Type
- Single-judge Bench
- Criminal Antecedents
- Most had none
- Reason for Pendency
- Poor implementation of liquor law