Anil Sah @ Anil Kumar Sah v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted conditionally; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act S.30(a) and BNS Ss.274, 275, 3(5); maintainability despite S.76(2) bar per Full Bench in Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar, 2019 (2) PLJR 1089 (relied on); seizure of 225 liters country liquor from intercepted motorcycles; Laukahi P.S. Case No. 05 of 2026, Madhubani, FIR dated 20.01.2026; Rs.20,000 demand draft to DLSA Madhubani for water purifying system; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties before Exclusive Special Judge (Excise), Jhanjharpur; conditions incl. monthly police attendance six months; Rajiv Roy, J; decided 29-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted subject to: (i) payment of Rs.20,000/- by demand draft (local branch of State Bank of India/any nationalised bank) to the District Legal Services Authority, Madhubani for installation of a Water Purifying System in the Civil Court Campus, Madhubani Judgeship, receipt to be submitted before the Trial Court; (ii) release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani; with conditions: one bailor to be a family member/relative proving bona fides by official document; appearance before the Police Station as and when required for investigation; appearance on each Trial Court date, failure on two consecutive dates without plausible reason entailing cancellation of the bail bond by the Trial Court; monthly appearance before the concerned police station for six months with certificate thereafter, failing which cancellation steps; no inducement, promise or threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence; and desistence from fresh offences, failing which the State may seek cancellation.