Chikku Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.15733 of 2026, decided 25-03-2026 by Justice Dr. Anshuman (oral order). Anticipatory bail allowed in excise offence case: Bihar P.S. Case No. 704 of 2025, Sections 30(a) & 41, Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022; alleged recovery of 5 litres of illicit country made liquor from petitioner-owned scooty lent to a friend. Bail bond Rs.30,000/- per Section 2(1)(d) B.N.S.S. 2023; conditions per Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. 2023; forum: District & Additional Sessions Judge-V-cum-Special Judge (Excise)-I, Nalanda at Biharsharif. Petitioner: Chikku Kumar (adv. Ms. Kumari Sujata Sinha); Opposite Party: State of Bihar (Ms. Gulnar Begum, A.P.P). No precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: release on arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within 4 weeks, on bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Section 2(1)(d), B.N.S.S., 2023) to the satisfaction of District & Additional Sessions Judge-V-cum-Special Judge (Excise)-I, Nalanda at Biharsharif, subject to conditions under Section 482(2), B.N.S.S., 2023.