Karan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21755 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2025 Thana- PARANDABAR District- Nawada ====================================================== Karan Kumar Son of Mahendra Manjhi Resident of Village- Madhi, P.S.- Parnadawar, Distt.- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Deo Raj, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard Mr. Krishna Deo Raj, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Parnadawar P.S. Case No. 15 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a)/41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., 23 litres of country made liquor was recovered from a motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR02BK6548. It is alleged that the petitioner managed to flee away from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to local village politics. He has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21755 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The motorcycle from which liquor is said to have been recovered does not belong to the petitioner. The name of the petitioner surfaced in the case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner and the fact that the motorcycle from which liquor was recovered does not belong to the petitioner and the name of the petitioner has surfaced in the case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused, 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 Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Nawada in connection with Parnadawar P.S. Case No. 15 of 2025, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21755 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T