Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21257 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-55 Year-2026 Thana- AKHODHIGOLA District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

Rohit Kumar Son of Late Murari Singh @ Murli Yadav Resident of VillageMadhurampur Police Station- Akorhigola District -Rohtas 2.

Chandragupta Kumar @ Chunmun son of Anil Singh Resident of VillageMadhurampur Police Station- Akorhigola District -Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Sucheta Yadav, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Akorhigola P.S. Case No. 55 of 2026 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 15.2 litres of illicit liquor from the mustard field of co-accused Ajit Yadav.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. They have no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The place of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21257 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone.

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

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the fact that the place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Akorhigola P.S. Case No. 55 of 2026, 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 petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-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