Vijay Kumar Gupta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.67794 of 2024; decided 26-09-2024; Judge Nawneet Kumar Pandey; petitioner Vijay Kumar Gupta s/o Surendra Sah @ Surendra Saw; opposite party The State of Bihar (APP Arun Kumar; counsel for petitioner Mili Kumari); Taraiya P.S. Case No. 331 of 2024, district Saran; Section30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 76.86 litres whisky recovered from car on arrest of two occupants; petitioner driver by profession (per counsel), in incarceration since 0908-2024; clean antecedent emphasised; bail granted on Rs. 10,000/- bail bond plus two like sureties before 3rd Special Excise Judge, Saran; condition of cooperation with trial; disposition: allowed.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Special Excise Judge, Saran, in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 331 of 2024, subject to cooperation with the trial and availability as and when required by the court.