Chote Singh @ Dharmendra Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court anticipatory bail; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13566 of 2025, order dt. 02-04-2025 by Shailendra Singh, J.; Chote Singh @ Dharmendra Singh vs The State of Bihar; arises from Rajgir P.S. Case No. 04/2025 dated 02.01.2025, District Nalanda; offence under Section(s) 30(a) Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act; bail conditioned on Section 482(2) BNSS; keywords: excise offence, foreign liquor recovery 400 ml Royal Stag bottle, disclosure statement of co-accused Rakesh Kumar, absence at recovery, conscious possession, meagre quantity, shop name missing from seizure memos, contradiction FIR vs seizure memo place of recovery, fair and clean antecedents, bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two sureties.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 04/2025: petitioner, on arrest/surrender before the learned court below within six weeks, to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.