Motilal Urao @ Motilal Uraon v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail; bail upon apprehension of arrest; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 - Section 30(a); B.N.S.S. Section 482(2) bail conditions; B.N.S.S. section 103 seizure-list objection raised by defence (not adjudicated); 13 litres country-made liquor recovered behind the hut/house of accused; liquor-manufacturing articles; accused not apprehended on the spot; identity via Chowkidar's son; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each; Special Judge, Excise, Bagaha, West Champaran; Bhairoganj P.S. Case No. 45 of 2026; West Champaran district; criminal antecedent verification condition; cancellation of bail bond on concealment; acceptance of bonds not to be delayed; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.27640 of 2026; Justice Ritesh Kumar; decision dated 06-05-2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory-type bail relief: petitioner to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise, Bagaha, West Champaran, in connection with Bhairoganj P.S. Case No. 45 of 2026, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions, with a further condition of criminal-antecedent verification (cancellation if concealment found) and no delay in acceptance of bail bonds for verification purposes.