Basudev Kevart Alias Basudev Kaiwart Alias Basudev v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed by Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi (A.B.A. No. 2189 of 2026, 07.05.2026, Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.). Key terms: anticipatory bail; A.B.A.; spurious liquor; recovery of empty and filled liquor bottles; confessional statement of co-accused Ajay Gope @ Kanhaiya Gope; no criminal antecedent; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 S.318(4), S.341(2), S.336(3), S.340(2), S.274, S.275, S.338; Excise Act S.47(a)(d)(f), S.52(a); Arms Act S.25(1-B)(a), S.26, S.35; Section 482(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Chandil P.S. Case No. 155 of 2025; SDJM Chandil; Basudev Kevart @ Basudev Kaiwart; State of Jharkhand.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to surrender within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, to be released on bail on a Rs.25,000/- bail bond with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of SDJM Chandil in Chandil P.S. Case No.155 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.