Vishwajeet Kumar @ Rishu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30293 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2026 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Vishwajeet Kumar @ Rishu S/O Vidya Ray @ Vidya Prasad R/O- Shahpur Bodhichak, P.S.- Gopalpur, Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Jiban Pd Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suman Kumari Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 71 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 21.960 litres of foreign liquor from husk.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The mother of the petitioner was arrested on the spot and on the basis of her statement, the petitioner has been made accused in the present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30293 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 case. No recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner.

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

6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the F.I.R. and the fact that no recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner rather recovery is from husk, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 71 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 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.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T