Ashish Kumar @ Aaryan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court criminal miscellaneous bail order; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51903 of 2026; decided 29-07-2026 by Justice Raj Kumar; arising out of Jalalgarh P.S. Case No. 127 of 2026, Thana Jalalgarh, District Purnia; petitioners Ashish Kumar @ Aaryan and Santosh Kumar versus The State of Bihar; offence under Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2022; 1199 litres foreign liquor recovered from car; implication via co-accused Nishant Kumar's confession and mobile of Md. Sabir; no recovery from petitioners; bail allowed with Rs. 10,000/- bond and two like sureties before Addl. Special Judge Excise-I, Purnea; conditions on antecedent verification and trial attendance.
What did the court decide?
Bail allowed; petitioners Ashish Kumar @ Aaryan and Santosh Kumar directed 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 court of Addl. Special Judge Excise-I at Purnea in connection with Jalalgarh P.S. Case No. 127 of 2026, subject to conditions: cooperation in disposal of trial; one bailor a close relative (mother, father, brother, sister or wife); pre-release verification of criminal antecedents with the bond refused if involved in any other case; appearance on every date fixed by the trial court with liberty to cancel the bail bond after failure on two consecutive dates unless prevented by extremely adverse circumstances; and no delay in verifying the criminal antecedents.