Sonu Chaudhary @ Sonu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court CR. MISC./CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68644 of 2024, oral order dt. 21-09-2024, Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma (author/signatory). Anticipatory bail application arising out of PS Case No. 252 of 2024, Thana Giriak (Pawapuri O.P.), District Nalanda; offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act; alleged recovery of 21 liters of liquor from petitioner's house; arguments on conscious possession, joint family property, Chowkidar-based implication, and the 2018 Excise Act amendment removing deemed possession/presumed offender. Relief: conditional anticipatory bail on arrest/surrender within six weeks; bail bonds Rs. 500 plus two sureties of like amount each; subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; Trial Court to verify criminal antecedents — order ineffective if even one prior case found. Petitioner: Sonu Chaudhary @ Sonu Kumar. Counsel: Mr. Abhishek (petitioner); Ms. Anita Kumari (A.P.P. for State).