Mukesh Kumar v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Crl. Misc. No.12688 of 2024, decided 05-03-2024 by Justice Satyavrat Verma. Anticipatory bail allowed in excise case (Baligaon P.S. Case No. 173 of 2023, Vaishali): IPC Sections 272, 273, 34 with Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act Sections 30(a), 32(ii), 41(i); recovery of 1102.68 litres of liquor from pick-up van; five antecedent cases; implication via custodial confession of Sanoj Kumar; bail bonds Rs. 25,000 with two sureties; Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; surrender within six weeks.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court, upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, in connection with Baligaon P.S. Case No. 173 of 2023.