Shivan Ram v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.14807 of 2025, decided 02-04-2025 by Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra. Shivan Ram v. The State of Bihar: anticipatory bail granted in Excise P.S. Case No. 11 of 2021, Samastipur, under Section 30(a) Bihar Excise Act; 5 liters illicit liquor alleged recovered from petitioner's hut; bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each; conditions of Section 438(2) CrPC imposed; surrender/arrest window of six weeks; Special Judge, Excise-II, Samastipur named as forum.
What did the court decide?
Conditional anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, on a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise-II, Samastipur, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions.