Pravesh Kumar Singh @ Ram Pravesh Singh @ Pravesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13919 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2025 Thana- AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAurangabad ====================================================== Pravesh Kumar Singh @ Ram Pravesh Singh @ Pravesh Singh Son of Aamerika Singh Resident of Village- Jasoiya, Pokhda Par, Ward No. 1, P.S.- Aurangaba Town, Distt.- Aurangabad(Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar No. 3, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 Heard Mr. Aman Vishal, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Binod Kumar No. 3 learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 5 liters of Banti Babli country made liquor from a Kiosk (Gumti) besides the general store of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no recovery has been made from the physical and conscious possession of the petitioner as the said recovery has not been made from his general store rather, from the kiosk which is situated beside his store. Further it has also been pointed out there is no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13919 of 2025(3) dt.14-05-2025 2/3 independent witness to the said seizure list.
5. The application is opposed by the learned APP for the State on the ground that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent of the same nature, in response to which it is submitted that the petitioner is on bail in the said case.
6. Considering the above facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge- cum- Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Aurangabad (Bihar) in connection with Aurangabad Town P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and and subject to the further condition that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial.
(ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13919 of 2025(3) dt.14-05-2025 3/3 the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T