Manju Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88969 of 2025, decided 05-01-2026 by Justice Satyavrat Verma: provisional anticipatory bail granted to Manju Devi apprehending arrest in Alamganj P.S. Case No.1227 of 2025 under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act; bail-bonds Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties before Exclusive Special Court of Excise, Patna City; Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions; confirmation contingent on trial Court verification of antecedents (more than two cases = presumed concealment and non-confirmation; only two cases = confirmation forthwith). Keywords: anticipatory bail, provisional anticipatory bail, excise offence, antecedent verification, Bihar, woman accused.
What did the court decide?
Provisional anticipatory bail: release upon arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, on bail-bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Court of Excise, Patna City, subject to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.; confirmation subject to trial Court verification of criminal antecedents.