Anil Kumar @ Anit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23151 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-463 Year-2024 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Anil Kumar @ Anit Kumar Son of Late Keshar Prasad R/O Village- Saidpar Rajgir, Near of Anumandal Rajgir, P.S.- Rajgir, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prashant Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Rajauli P.S.Case No.463 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3.As per the allegation made in the FIR, total 33 ltr. of country-made Mahua liquor was allegedly recovered from a motorcycle bearing registration no.BR21L 2030.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the owner of the said motorcycle, which had been stolen before the lodging of the present FIR.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23151 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the nature of allegation, the petitioner 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.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Court of Excise-2, Nawada/concerned court, in connection with Rajauli Case No.463 of 2024 dated 25.09.2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023.

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.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T