Chandan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 30317 of 2026, decided 11-05-2026 by Arun Kumar Jha, J. Bail application allowed for Chandan Kumar in Chapra Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026 (District Saran), registered under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016; prosecution alleged recovery of 25 liters of country liquor from an e-rickshaw driven by the petitioner; petitioner in custody since 09.02.2026 with charge-sheet submitted; released on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties subject to Section 480(3) BNSS conditions and additional conditions. Counsel: Nawal Kishore Singh for petitioner; Mohammed Arif, APP for State.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Saran at Chapra/court concerned in connection with Chapra Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of BNSS and: (i) one bailor to be a close relative of the petitioner; (ii) petitioner to remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below; (iii) on absence on three consecutive dates or violation of bail terms, the bail bond liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.