Ajit Kumar Ranjan v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018, S.30(a)
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted by Patna High Court in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31631 of 2026, decided 07-05-2026 by Justice Ajit Kumar. Excise offence under Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018 (FIR No.77 of 2026, Kundwa Chainpur P.S., East Champaran). Recovery of 180 liters of Nepali liquor from open space; petitioner named only through co-accused disclosure (Ranjan Das, Bijay Kumar Singh); no recovery from constructive possession; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., 2023; Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, East Champaran.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: release in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Civil Court, East Champaran, in connection with Kundwa Chainpur P.S. Case No.77 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.