P&H: Restores Anticipatory Bail in Excise Act Case, Says Custodial Interrogation Cannot Be Used Coercively
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed anticipatory bail to Karam Singh in a case under Section 61 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, holding that once recovery had already been effected and the accused had joined investigation, custodial interrogation could not be used as a coercive tool to extract more information.
The case arose from FIR No. 61 dated May 3, 2026, registered at Police Station Phool, District Bathinda, concerning alleged recovery of 400 litres of lahan and 10 litres of illicit liquor. The Sessions Court had initially granted interim bail on May 15, 2026 and directed Singh...
