Basudev Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory/pre-arrest bail granted; NDPS Act opium cultivation case; Dhangai P.S. Case No. 8 of 2025, District Gaya; sections 8, 15, 18(C), 25 NDPS Act (counsel also invoked Ss. 8, 15, 18(c), 35); no specific allegation of cultivation on petitioners' own land; petitioners reside about 2 km from village Kumbhi; implicated without proper enquiry; clean antecedent claimed; release on surrender/arrest within four weeks; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; antecedent-verification condition, order void if other cases pending; Patna High Court; Justice Purnendu Singh; CR. MISC. No.5782 of 2026; decided 06-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail granted: petitioners to be released by the learned District Court upon arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions; order contingent on verification of antecedents and lapses automatically if any other case is pending as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application.