Rahul Ray @ Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20967 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2025 Thana- KARTAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Singh @ Pankaj Kumar S/o- Late Shashi Singh Resident of Village- Ram Nagar Tola, Ghataro, P.S.- Kartaha, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Kartaha P.S. Case No. 131/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the allegations made in the FIR, 375 ml. of Indian made foreign liquor has been recovered from a motorcycle bearing Registration No.KA0IKA9355 and Registration No.MBLHAW228PHH22087 parked at Ghataro Gassing Tola.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20967 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/3 petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that the said motorcycle belongs to the petitioner, which was taken by his neighbour, namely, Chandan Kumar on the pretext of some urgent work and said Chandan Kumar has been arrested.

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 the fact that recovery of illicit liquor has been made from the open place, which is accessible to any one. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on prearrest 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 Kartaha P.S. Case No. 131/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20967 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 3/3 stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T