Bipin Mandal @ Gaurishankar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21242 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-735 Year-2025 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bipin Mandal @ Gaurishankar Mandal S/o- Vachan Mandal @ Bacchan Mandal Resident of Barharwa Siwan, P.S- Dhaka Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :Mr.Kundan Rathore Alias Kundan Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s :Mr.Suman Kumari Singh, 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 Dhaka P.S. Case No. 735 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, as amended uptodate.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 53.8 litres of illicit liquor from semi constructed house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits 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 place of recovery is semi constructed house of the petitioner which is an open place and is accessible to anyone. 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.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21242 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the F.I.R. and the seizure list, it appears that 53.8 litres of country made liquor was recovered from the plastic sacks hidden in semi constructed house of the petitioner which is accessible to anyone, 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 District Court where the case is pending in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 735 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

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 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