Jitan Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74653 of 2025, decided 11-05-2026 by Sunil Dutta Mishra, J. Anticipatory bail allowed to Jitan Kumari, registered owner of scooty BR01HW-6278, in Excise (Masaurhi) P.S. Case No. 166 of 2025 under Sections 30(a), 32(3), 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition Excise Act; 40 litres illicit country liquor allegedly recovered from the vehicle; plea that co-accused Lavkush Sao took the vehicle without her knowledge or consent; bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.