Bhutta Sahni v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: anticipatory bail, provisional anticipatory bail, Bihar excise case, Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act 2022, Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., Manjhaul P.S. Case No.134 of 2025 Begusarai, recovery of 80 litres of liquor, motorcycle seized, Chowkidar, clean antecedent verification, bail-bond Rs.500, two sureties, Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I Begusarai, Rs.1500 Advocates' Association Patna High Court. Outcome: application stands allowed; petitioner Bhutta Sahni directed to be released on provisional anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, confirmation conditional on antecedent verification (Satyavrat Verma, J, Patna High Court, decided 29-01-2026).
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.500/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Begusarai, in connection with Manjhaul P.S. Case No.134 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.; confirmation of the provisional order contingent on verification of criminal antecedents.