Badri Chaudhary v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Provisional anticipatory bail; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; Sections 272, 273, 414, 34 IPC; Section 30(a) Bihar Excise Act; recovery of 243 litres of liquor from two motorcycles; implication of motorcycle owner; clean antecedent declaration; Trial Court verification; concealment presumption; confirmation forthwith if antecedents clean; bail bonds Rs. 500 with two like sureties; six-week surrender window; Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 27 of 2023; Madhubani; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.41721 of 2026.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: release upon arrest or surrender within six weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation contingent on Trial Court verification of criminal antecedents (any prior case = deemed concealment, no confirmation; clean antecedent = confirmation forthwith).