Kartik Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8117 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-658 Year-2025 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Kartik Kumar S/o Pasupati Das R/o vill- Khanpur Pakari, P.S.- Bidupur, Distt.- Vaishali, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deepak Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Shantanu Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 658/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 43.74 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a car bearing registration No.BR31AZ7532.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Admittedly, at the time of the alleged seizure and recovery of illicit liquor, petitioner was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8117 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 not present and he has been made accused in this case, being the owner of the vehicle in question, which was given by the petitioner to his brother/co-accused/Pawan Kumar in good faith and petitioner had no idea that he was carrying liquor on the said car. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that the State has failed to implement its liquor policy in its true spirit, I am of the opinion that petitioner, who is having clean antecedent, has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 658/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T