Karan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted provisionally; Patna High Court Crl. Misc. No. 49789 of 2026 (order dt. 22-07-2026), Satyavrat Verma, J. Offences under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Excise Act, Excise P.S. Case No. 198 of 2026, Gaya. Alleged recovery of 18.150 litres of liquor from a scooty owned by petitioner; petitioner claims he was absent from the spot and that co-apprehended person Nipu misused the vehicle. Release on provisional anticipatory bail on arrest/surrender within six weeks; bail bond Rs. 500 with two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS; trial-court verification of antecedents — any prior case treated as concealment and bail not confirmed, clean antecedents confirmed forthwith. Keywords: provisional anticipatory bail; Bihar Excise Act; BNSS s. 482(2); clean antecedent verification; Excise P.S. Gaya.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for anticipatory bail allowed provisionally: release on provisional anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS; confirmation contingent on the trial court's verification that the petitioner has clean antecedents.