Suraj Kumar Alias Suraj Gupta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.3068 of 2024, decided 25-01-2024 by Chandra Prakash Singh, J. Anticipatory bail under section 438(2) CrPC granted in excise case: Town P.S. Case No. 909 of 2023, offence u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 483 litres foreign liquor recovered from thela and motorcycle; petitioner Suraj Kumar alias Suraj Gupta named in co-accused's confessional statement; eight criminal antecedents; State invoked Section 76(2) bar; counsel relied on Full Bench decision Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar 2019 (2) PLJR 1089; bail-bond Rs. 20,000 with two like sureties; arrest/surrender within six weeks; personal appearance condition; application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within six weeks, on bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 909 of 2023, subject to conditions under section 438(2) CrPC and a further condition of personal presence before the court below on each and every date.