Vijay Rai @ Bijay Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21227 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2026 Thana- PARSA District- Saran ====================================================== Vijay Rai @ Bijay Kumar Yadav S/o- Shivnath Ray R/v- Lauwan Chakiya PS- Taraiya Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arjun Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Indu Kumari Srivastava, 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. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Parsa P.S.Case No.97 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 41(1) and 32 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the police seized 960 ltrs. of spirit liquor, one Force Traveller Four Wheeler (Registration No.UP 65BT 7575) and a mobile phone.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to village politics. He further submitted that the said Force Traveller Four Wheeler does not belong to the petitioner.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21227 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR, 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 Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Parsa P.S. Case No. 97/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, subject to the verification of the Force Traveller Four Wheeler not a stolen one and don't belong to the petitioner.

7. The learned 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 paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U