Dharmendra Sahani @ Dharmendra Kumar Sahani @ Litra v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.17699 of 2024 (CR. MISC.), decided 19-03-2024, coram Satyavrat Verma J. Anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. in Sarairanjan P.S. Case No. 02 of 2024, District Samastipur, offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act; petitioner Dharmendra Sahani @ Dharmendra Kumar Sahani @ Litra; pleas of clean antecedents, joint family house, no conscious possession, deemed possession done away after 2018 Excise Act amendment; bail bond Rs. 1,000 with two sureties; counsel Ghanshyam Choudhary for petitioner, Pranav Kumar (A.P.P.) for State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 1,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.