Kavita Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.32849 of 2026, decided 13-05-2026 by Rajesh Kumar Verma, J (oral order). Bail application by Kavita Devi in Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 214 of 2026, District Saran, for offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; alleged recovery of 43.20 liters of English wine; petitioner in custody since 09.04.2026. Outcome: bail allowed on Rs. 10,000 bond plus two like sureties before 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, with standard excise-bail conditions including antecedent verification without delay in accepting bonds. Advocates: Nawal Kishore Singh for petitioner; Shaheen Begum, APP for the State. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail: release on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court of 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra in Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 214 of 2026, subject to conditions of trial co-operation and presence, non-tampering with evidence/witnesses, and verification of criminal antecedents without delaying acceptance of bail bonds.