Sailesh Kumar @ Shailesh Kumar @ Shailesh Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRL.MISC. No.52497 of 2025, decided 12-08-2025 by Justice Sourendra Pandey (single judge). Anticipatory bail granted to two accused apprehending arrest u/s 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in Fatehpur PS Case No. 54 of 2025, Gaya (300 litres illicit country liquor allegedly recovered from red Maruti Suzuki). Bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each plus two like sureties; conditions under S. 482(2) BNSS including antecedent verification (no delay in accepting bonds) and vehicle-ownership check — bail ineffective if petitioners found to be owners. Advocates: Pintu Kumar Patel for petitioners; Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP for State. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail to both petitioners, operative on arrest/surrender within four weeks, on bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions and further conditions (presence before trial court when required, cancellation for absence on two consecutive dates or violation, liberty to move for cancellation if involved in similar offences, verification of criminal antecedents without delaying acceptance of bonds, and verification of ownership of the seized vehicle with the bail order having no effect if they are found to be the owner).