Sonu Chaurasiya @ Sonu Bhagat @ Sonu Kumar Chourasiya v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.84683 of 2025, oral order dt. 23-12-2025 by Justice Jitendra Kumar: anticipatory bail allowed to Sonu Chaurasiya @ Sonu Bhagat @ Sonu Kumar Chourasiya apprehending arrest in Excise Madhuban P.S. Case No.142 of 2025 (dt. 27.07.2025) under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act 2018; 51.84 litres illicit liquor recovered from Sentro car BR-06J-5657; bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties; subject to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions plus antecedent-disclosure and prior-bail-statement conditions; counsel: Suraj Kumar Tiwari (petitioner), Nityanand APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within eight weeks of receipt/production of a copy of the order, on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., 2023 conditions and two additional cancellation conditions (undisclosed criminal antecedents; wrong statement regarding previous bail petition).