Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 45288 of 2026, decided 08-07-2026 by Ashok Kumar Pandey, J.: Shambhu Prasad @ Shambhu Prasad Kushwaha v. State of Bihar. Regular bail under Sections 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act arising out of Motihari Mufasil P.S. Case No. 215 of 2026, East Champaran. Prosecution alleged recovery of 81 liters illicit liquor from six co-accused; nothing recovered from petitioner, implicated via co-accused confessional statements; objection raised on police witnesses to seizure list and Section 105 BNSS compliance; seven criminal antecedents noted. Bail allowed on Rs.10,000 bond with two like sureties before Exclusive Special Excise Court-I, East Champaran, Motihari, conditioned on abstention from similar offences.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released 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-I, East Champaran, Motihari, with the condition that he shall not indulge in similar nature of offences in future.