Rupesh Kumar @ Andwa v. The state of bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J., oral order dated 06-07-2026) in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42716 of 2026 allowed the bail application of Rupesh Kumar @ Andwa in Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 447 of 2024 (F.I.R. dated 25.11.2024) under Sections 30(a), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Key grounds: 46.800 litres of Nepali country made liquor recovered from a car, not from the petitioner's conscious possession; custody since 25.09.2025; chargesheet filed. Counsel for the State noted sixteen other cases against the petitioner but fairly stated he is on bail in the pending matters. Bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties before Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, East Champaran, Motihari, with conditions on trial attendance, non-tampering and antecedent verification. No precedents cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 447 of 2024, subject to conditions (trial co-operation and presence; no tampering with evidence or witnesses; verification of criminal antecedents by the court below without delaying acceptance of bail bonds).