Case brief
What is this about?
Sakaldeep Kumar v. The State of Bihar, Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.17446 of 2026, decided 19-03-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Provisional anticipatory bail in case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act (Alamganj P.S. Case No. 61/2026, Patna; alleged recovery of 40 litres of liquor from an auto; petitioner implicated as owner of seized vehicle). Bail bond of Rs. 500 with two like sureties; release within six weeks of arrest/surrender; conditions of Section 482(2) BNSS apply; confirmation conditional on trial court verification of clean antecedents. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, on a bail bond of Rs. 500 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.; confirmation of the order made subject to the trial court's verification of the petitioner's criminal antecedents.