Santosh Chaudhary v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.8346 of 2026, decided 17-02-2026 by Purnendu Singh, J: pre-arrest bail granted to Santosh Chaudhary in Excise P.S. Case No. 346 of 2025, District Nawada (Section 30(c), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act); recovery of 30 litres of illicit liquor from an open place near a pond at Sandalpur Pacheya; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; conditional on antecedent verification and automatic lapse if other cases pending.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions and verification of criminal antecedents; the order lapses automatically if any other case is pending besides those stated in paragraph 3 of the bail application.