P&H: Grants Bail In Recovery of Mis‑Branded Liquor’ Case; Says Second Bail Plea Maintainable. High Court has granted regular bail to an accused in involving alleged sale of mis‑branded liquor, while reiterating that a second or successive bail application is maintainable in law. The case arises from an FIR alleging that liquor of cheaper brands was being filled into empty bottles of premium brands for sale at higher prices. A police raid allegedly recovered several cartons
P&H: Grants Bail In Recovery of Mis‑Branded Liquor’ Case; Says Second Bail Plea Maintainable.
punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date:
13 May 2026
Headnotes
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Bail - Investigation and trial likely to take long time - Further detention of petitioner as an undertrial is not warranted in the facts and circumstances of case - Bail granted. (Para 7) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Ss.318(4), 61(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), Punjab Excise Act, 1914, S.61(1)(a) — Bail — Cheating - Recovery of Whisky/liquor - Whisky/liquor recovered into the FIR is not spurious in nature - Allegation
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