Niranjan Kumar Thakur @ Ranjan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 85581 of 2025, decided 10-12-2025 by Rudra Prakash Mishra, J. Bail application arising from Chhapra Mufassil P.S. Case No. 562 of 2025, District Saran, under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 336.960 liters of liquor allegedly recovered from a car with both petitioners apprehended on the spot; petitioners claimed to be driver and passenger without knowledge of the goods; in custody since 09.10.2025; no criminal antecedent; non-compliance of Section 103 BNSS, 2023 urged. Bail granted on bonds of Rs. 15,000 each with two sureties of the like amount, with conditions on petitioner no. 1 (family-member bailor; attendance at every trial date, failing which the Trial Court may cancel the bonds on default on two consecutive dates).
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to both petitioners in Chhapra Mufassil P.S. Case No. 562 of 2025 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions for petitioner no. 1 (family-member bailor and appearance at every trial date, with liberty to the Trial Court to cancel bail bonds on default on two consecutive dates).