Manish Kumar @ Chunchun Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.51874 of 2026, decided 29-07-2026 by Raj Kumar, J. Regular bail granted in Barh Excise P.S. Case No. 1062 of 2026 under Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act; 76.800 litres country-made liquor allegedly recovered from beneath driver's seat of tempo; petitioner in custody since 09.06.2026 with clean antecedents; bail on Rs. 10,000/- bond with two like sureties before Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court, Barh, subject to conditions (close-relative bailor, antecedent verification, attendance, cancellation on repetition/absence). Defence raised non-compliance with Section 103 BNSS; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court/concerned Court, Barh, Patna, in connection with Barh Excise P.S. Case No. 1062 of 2026, subject to six conditions (cooperation in disposal of trial; one bailor to be a close relative such as mother, father, brother, sister or wife; appearance on each and every date fixed with liberty to cancel bail bond on failure on two consecutive dates unless prevented by extremely adverse circumstances; verification of criminal antecedents before release with refusal of bail bond if involved in any other case; no delay in such verification; immediate cancellability of bail bond if a similar offence is repeated).