Haridyanand Ram v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Offences under Sections 30(a) and 41 of the Bihar Excise Act
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.46449 of 2026, decided 15-07-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Anticipatory bail under Bihar Excise Act Sections 30(a) and 41; Buxar Industrial P.S. Case No. 49 of 2026; recovery of 176.76 liters of liquor from two motorcycles; petitioner owner of seized vehicle; provisional anticipatory bail granted on Rs. 500/- bail bonds with two sureties, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation contingent on verification of clean antecedents; concealment of antecedents leads to non-confirmation. Counsel: Amit Kumar Pandey for petitioner; Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP for the State.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for anticipatory bail allowed: petitioner to be released on provisional anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 500/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; confirmation conditional on Trial Court verification of clean criminal antecedents.