Vijay Kumar @ Baiju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25026 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2025 Thana- AGAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== Vijay Kumar @ Baiju Kumar S/o Bhushan Mahato @ Bhushan Kumar R/o Bari Pahari Ward No.56, Panchayat Bhawan, PS- Agamkuan, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-05-2025 Heard Mr. Rajeev Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Satyendra Prasad, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Agamkua P.S.Case No.46 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) oF Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, total 20 ltrs. of country-made liquor was recovered from the Straw House.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner, which is prohibited in the State of Bihar. The seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25026 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 2/2 liquor has been recovered from a straw house, which does not belong to the petitioner.

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

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the petitioner and considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest 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 Exclusive Special Court of Excise, Patna City/successor court in connection with Agamkuan P.S.Case No.46 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the 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. (Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T