Nand Manjhi @ Nandu Manjhi v. The State of Bihar
Pre-arrest bail – Patna High Court (Purnendu Singh, J)
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory/pre-arrest bail - Bihar excise offence - Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act - recovery of 9 litres of illicit liquor from petitioner's house - Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 309 of 2024, Jogapatti, West Champaran - Cr.P.C. Section 438(2) conditions imposed - bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties - before Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Bettiah - conditional grant voidable automatically on verification of other criminal antecedents - CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6798 of 2025, Patna High Court - decided 07-03-2025 - Purnendu Singh, J.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail in connection with Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 309 of 2024: release upon arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Bettiah, District West Champaran, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; order lapses automatically if other criminal involvement of the petitioner is verified by the District Court.