Chotu Kumar Chaurasiya v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Conditional regular bail granted by the Patna High Court on 19-03-2025 (Sandeep Kumar, J.) in Crl. Misc. No. 7548 of 2025 arising out of Bhagalpur Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 116 of 2021, offences under Sections 272, 273, 188/34 IPC and section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, involving recovery of 725.64 litres of illicit liquor from a vehicle. Search terms: bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; Rs. 25,000 charitable deposit to Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, Jharkhand with verified receipt; monthly appearance at Udakishunganj Police Station, Madhepura on first Sunday; accused neither driver nor owner of vehicle; in custody since 06.01.2025; APP opposition; excise bail conditions.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-1st, Bhagalpur / concerned Court below, subject to (i) deposit of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, Jharkhand and production of the receipt, with bail bonds acceptable only after verification of the receipt's genuineness, and (ii) marking presence at Udakishunganj Police Station, Madhepura on the first Sunday of each month, failing which bail bonds stand liable to cancellation.