Patna HC Grants Anticipatory Bail; Police Custody Confessions Lack Evidentiary Value

Punam Sah Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court)

The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to a petitioner facing potential arrest in connection with a case involving the seizure of 16,000 litres of spirit from two trucks. The case is registered under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(A), 33, 41, and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The petitioner, a government employee serving as a Lady Civic Volunteer since 2013, was not apprehended at the scene, and none of the seized vehicles were owned by her. She is not named in the FIR, and fou

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