Govind Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Govind Kumar v. State of Bihar; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.55997 of 2025; decided 03-12-2025 by Justice Satyavrat Verma; arising out of Sasaram (Mufassil) P.S. Case No. 207 of 2025, Thana Sasaram Muffassil, District Rohtas; anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C.; offence under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018 and 2022; recovery of 48 litres of liquor from motorcycle; petitioner claimed non-arrest from spot, implication as owner of seized vehicle, lack of knowledge of friend's misuse, investigation continuing; provisional anticipatory bail granted; bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties; confirmation subject to trial-court verification of criminal antecedents (two vs more than two cases); A.P.P. Mr. Abhay Kumar for State opposed; counsel Mr. Ashutosh Tripathy for petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for anticipatory bail allowed on a provisional basis: petitioner to be released on provisional anticipatory bail, upon arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks from 03-12-2025, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; confirmation deferred pending the trial court's verification of the petitioner's criminal antecedents (more than two cases = non-confirmation; only two cases = confirmation forthwith).