Jaishankar Jaisawal @ Bulla v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail order dated 04-03-2024 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.11861 of 2024 arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 74 of 2023, Excise P.S., District Rohtas. Petitioner Jaishankar Jaisawal @ Bulla s/o Late Kanhaiya Sah @ Late Kanhaiya Saw; State of Bihar as opposite party. Offence: Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018; alleged recovery of 252 litres of liquor from petitioner's house; arguments on deemed possession/presumed offender post-2018 amendment and wife's alleged misuse of premises. Relief: release on anticipatory bail within six weeks, Rs.500/- bail bond plus two like sureties, conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma; advocates Bhaskar Shankar (petitioner) and Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P. (State). No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.