Mahmood Alam v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed; NDPS Act 1985 Sections 8(c)/21(c); Baisi PS Case No. 303 of 2022 (Purnia); seizure of 90 litres Phensedyl/codeine cough syrup from tempo; implication only via confessional statement of arrested co-accused and mobile no. 8541932707; codeine quantity below scheduled commercial quantity of 1 Kg (counsel: 177.12 grams); petitioner aged 81 years, no criminal antecedent; release on bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties; conditions under Section 438(2) Code of Criminal Procedure; surrender/arrest within four weeks; Principal Sessions Judge, Purnea; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7443 of 2025; judge Anil Kumar Sinha.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner, on arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Purnea, in connection with Baisi Police Station Case No. 303 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.