Bharat Mahto v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act 2018, Sections 30(a) and 47; Section 76(2) bar; maintainability per Full Bench in Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar, 2019 (2) PLJR 1089; recovery of 1.300 liters country-made liquor from intercepted motorcycle; petitioner implicated as vehicle owner; no recovery from conscious possession; no criminal antecedent; Excise Siwan Sadar P.S. Case No. 51/2026; bail before Special Judge (Excise) Court-02, Siwan; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; Justice Rajiv Roy; decision dated 13-05-2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise) Court-02, Siwan, subject to five conditions (family-member bailor with bona fide document, appearance before police station as required, attendance on every trial date failing which bail bond cancellable, no inducement/threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence, desistance from further offences).