Umesh Ray @ Umesh Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM No.36729 of 2026, Patna High Court, decided 08-06-2026 by Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.: bail in the event of arrest granted to Umesh Ray @ Umesh Rai and Sanjeet Kumar @ Sanjeet Ray @ Sanjeet Rai in Isuapur P.S. Case No. 128 of 2026 (Saran) under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 (624 litres IMFL/country made liquor recovered); release on arrest/surrender within four weeks on Rs. 10,000 bond each plus two like sureties before 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra; subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; keywords: anticipatory bail, excise offence, illicit liquor, conscious physical possession.
What did the court decide?
Bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks of the order: each petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra/concerned Court, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.