Shivam Kumar @ Shubhankar Yadav @ Shiv Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.32186 of 2026, decided 13-05-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Anticipatory bail in Gogari Excise P.S. Case No.51 of 2026 (Khagaria) under Section 30(a)(c)(d) and 32(3) of the Excise Act; alleged recovery of 15 litres of liquor from a motorcycle; petitioner not arrested from spot, informer unnamed in F.I.R., clean antecedent claimed. Provisional anticipatory bail on Rs.500/- bail-bond with two like sureties, Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, confirmation conditional on trial-court verification of antecedents.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: provisional anticipatory bail on arrest or surrender within six weeks, on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs.500/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, with confirmation contingent on trial-court verification of clean antecedents.