Panna Kumar @ Rakesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Satyavrat Verma, J.), order dated 06-01-2026 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.60760 of 2025 arising out of Civil Lines P.S. Case No. 236 of 2025 (District Gaya) under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act: provisional anticipatory bail granted to Panna Kumar @ Rakesh Kumar on bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- with two like sureties, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; confirmation conditional on trial-court verification of antecedents (only one case — confirm forthwith; more than one — concealment presumed, no confirmation). Search terms: anticipatory bail, Excise Act, liquor recovery 9.5 litres, joint family property, deemed possession, Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: release upon arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks on bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions; confirmation by the trial court after verification of criminal antecedents (confirmed forthwith if only one antecedent case; not confirmed if more than one).