Ravi Kumar@ Ravi Saw v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23282 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Ravi Kumar@ Ravi Saw (Male), aged about 24 years, Son of Bhagwan Saw, Resident of Village- Gandhi Tola, Ward No.17, P.S.- Kabaiya, DistrictLakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shaukat Alam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard Mr. Shaukat Alam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Excise Police Station Case No. 84c2 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) and 44(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 3 litres of illicit liquor from the pocket and rooftop of the house of co-accused Kishan Kumar.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to local village politics. Petitioner has no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23282 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/3 concern with the seized liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused Kishan Kumar, who was arrested on the spot. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner and submits that due to sale and consumption of illicit liquor, day after day, hooch tragedy occurs and the State Officials of different department appears to have facilitated smuggling and trade of illicit liquor inside the State of Bihar. As such, involvement of the petitioner cannot be ruled out from illicit trade of liquor.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR as well as the quantity of recovery, which is 3 litres of illicit liquor, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Session Judge 2nd Cum Special Excise Court IInd Lakhisarai, in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23282 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 3/3 Excise Police Station Case No. 84c2 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T