Krishna Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Krishna Kumar Yadav v. State of Bihar, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 48678 of 2025, Patna High Court, decided 20-11-2025 (Satyavrat Verma, J.). Provisional anticipatory bail in Benta P.S. Case No. 58 of 2024 under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act; alleged recovery of 448.200 litres of liquor from a car. Grant conditioned on surrender within six weeks, Rs. 10,000/- bond with two like sureties, Section 482(2) BNSS conditions, and antecedent verification by trial court (more than two cases = presumed concealment, no confirmation; two cases = confirm forthwith). Keywords: anticipatory bail, provisional bail, Bihar Excise Act, BNSS 482(2), criminal antecedents, liquor recovery.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail granted: release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation by the trial court after verification of criminal antecedents (confirmed forthwith if two cases; not confirmed, with presumption of concealment, if more than two cases).