Ramesh Rai @ Ramesh Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.41806 of 2026 (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J., order dated 30-06-2026): anticipatory bail allowed in excise case under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act (Malsalami P.S. Case No.166 of 2026); 192 litres IMFL/country-made liquor recovered from petitioner's house/godown, said to be joint property with co-accused Bittu Kumar; Court found recovery prima facie not from petitioner's physical possession; antecedents noted (six other cases, on bail in five, one pending); release on bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two like sureties before Special Judge Excise, Patna City; conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within four weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise, Patna City, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) of the CrPC / Section 482(2) of the BNSS.