Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.26018 of 2026 (CR. MISC.), decided 22-04-2026 by Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra. Anticipatory bail allowed to Manoj Kumar in Salimpur P.S. Case No. 348 of 2025 under Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 180 ml illicit liquor recovered from co-accused Mithlesh Rai; petitioner's motorcycle recovered at scene; no criminal antecedents; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditions under Section 482(2), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Exclusive Special Judge (Excise), Barh, Patna. Keywords: anticipatory bail, excise, illicit liquor, BNSS 482(2), Patna.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each before the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Barh, Patna, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.