Patna, Sept. 8 -- In a unique twist to a Bihar Prohibition case, the Patna High Court today granted anticipatory bail to an accused of possessing illegal liquor, on the condition that he contribute Rs 15,000 toward beautifying the Khagaria Civil Court campus with flower pots.
The single-judge bench of Justice Rajiv Roy granted the anticipatory bail to Uttam Kumar, a resident of Salarpur in connection with case registered at Parbarta police station of Khagaria district under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act following an alleged recovery of 81.450 liters of foreign liquor from an open field.
As it is, on June 30, this year police raided an open field based on a tip-off and seized 81.450 liters of foreign liquor, implica...