Dharmendra Ray @ Dharmendra Rai v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.695 of 2026, decided 15-01-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J. Provisional anticipatory bail granted to Dharmendra Ray @ Dharmendra Rai in Phenhara P.S. Case No. 90 of 2025 under Section 30(a) Bihar Excise Act (alleged recovery of 50 liters of liquor from a motorcycle; two prior excise cases stated by counsel). Conditions: arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within six weeks; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each; compliance with Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation contingent on antecedent verification (more than two cases = non-confirmation for concealment; two cases only = confirmation forthwith). Ajay Kumar Singh for petitioner; Anil Kumar, APP for the State.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: release in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; confirmation subject to Trial Court verification of criminal antecedents.