Jitendra Yadav @ Jitu @ Jitendra Kumar Yaduwansi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail order dated 13-03-2024 by Justice Satyavrat Verma in Criminal Miscellaneous No.16221 of 2024 (arising out of Sadar P.S. Case No.-561 of 2023, Darbhanga Sadar, District Darbhanga). Offences: Sections 420, 467, 468, 34 IPC and Section 30(a) Bihar Excise Act; alleged liquor recovery (595.8 L white pickup van; 412.2 L blue pickup van). Defence: no arrest at spot, no conscious possession, non-owner of vehicles, implication via custodial confessional statement. Relief: release on arrest/surrender within six weeks on Rs.5,000 bond with two like sureties, subject to S.438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions. Counsel: Nilendu Kumar Choudhary for petitioner; Sunil Kumar Pandey (A.P.P.) for State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C., in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 561 of 2023.