Parwej Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11118 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2024 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== Parwej Alam Son of Md. Kasil @ Md. Kasim Resident of Village -Kumhraili PS -Beldaur District -Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amar Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Asha Devi, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-02-2025 Heard Mr. Amar Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mrs. Asha Devi, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 229 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 14 litres of of country made liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The alleged recovery has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11118 of 2025(2) dt.21-02-2025 2/3 been made from the joint house of the petitioner and he had no knowledge of keeping of the liquor in his house.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner and submits that due to sale and consumption of illicit liquor, day after day, hooch tragedy occurs and the State Officials of different department appears to have facilitated smuggling and trade of illicit liquor inside the State of Bihar. As such, involvement of the petitioner cannot be ruled out from illicit trade of liquor.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Excise Judge-II, Khagaria in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 229 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The 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 Para-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11118 of 2025(2) dt.21-02-2025 3/3 3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T