Tausif @ Md. Tausif Alam v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.20501 of 2024, decided 01-04-2024 by Justice Chandra Prakash Singh. Anticipatory bail allowed for Tausif @ Md. Tausif Alam (counsel Mukesh Kumar Rana) against the State of Bihar (Additional Public Prosecutor Md. Shakir Ahmad), in connection with Narpatganj (Ghurna) P.S. Case No. 758 of 2023 dated 26.12.2023, District Araria, offences punishable u/s 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; alleged recovery of 105 litres illicit Nepali liquor from motorcycle in front of petitioner's house; Section 76(2) bar debated via counsel's reliance on Full Bench ruling Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar 2019 (2) PLJR 1089; bail-bond Rs. 20,000 with two like sureties, six-week arrest/surrender window, conditions under section 438(2) CrPC.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, subject to conditions under section 438(2) CrPC, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, Araria.