Upendra Chaudhary @ Dimla @ Upendra Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act 2022; illicit mahua liquor 51 litres; Nasriganj P.S. Case No. 420 of 2024, district Rohtas; Patna High Court Cr. Misc. No. 15916 of 2025; Justice Dr. Anshuman; bail bond Rs. 30,000 under Section 2(1)(d) BNSS; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 2, Sasaram; petitioner No. 1 granted anticipatory bail with clean antecedent; petitioner No. 2 with three pending criminal cases (two Excise Act, one IPC) rejected, liberty to surrender within four weeks for same-day consideration on merits.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner No. 1, Upendra Chaudhary @ Dimla @ Upendra Kumar, on arrest or surrender within 4 weeks on a bail bond of Rs. 30,000/- (Section 2(1)(d) BNSS, 2023) to the satisfaction of the Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 2-cum-District and Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; bail application of petitioner No. 2, Sanjay Chaudhary @ Sajnay Chaudhary, rejected, with liberty to surrender within four weeks, on which the Trial Court is directed to pass order the same day on merits.