Ashok Rai @ Ashok Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Criminal Miscellaneous No.12282 of 2024; High Court of Judicature at Patna; Satyavrat Verma, J.; petitioner Ashok Rai @ Ashok Kumar; Maniyari P.S. Case No. 230 of 2023; District Muzaffarpur; offence under Sections 30(a) Bihar Excise Act; alleged recovery of 151.890 liters of liquor from government drain in front of Jageshwar Sah's house; petitioner not arrested from spot; informants' names not disclosed in FIR; A.P.P. opposed bail; release on Rs. 500/- bond with two like sureties on arrest/surrender within six weeks; conditions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; bail allowed.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted conditionally: on arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks from the date of the order, release on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 500/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C., in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 230 of 2023.