Pradeep Kumar Singh @ Pradeep Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31959 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2025 Thana- IMADPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Singh @ Pradeep Singh S/O Late Ragho Prasad Singh @ Brij Bihari Singh Resident of village- Barkagaon, PS- Tarari, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Imadpur P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the son of the petitioner was apprehended with 20 litres of country made Mahua liquor while he was transporting liquor on a motorcycle. The name of the petitioner transpired during investigation as owner of the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31959 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 2/3 case and he has committed no offence under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Learned counsel further submitted that only due to the fact that the motorcycle is registered in the name of the petitioner, he has been made accused in the present case. Moreover, son of the petitioner has already been apprehended who allegedly has been transporting illicit liquor. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that no recovery has been shown from the petitioner and also considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner and possibility of false implication, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1st, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned court in connection with Imadpur P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31959 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 3/3 conditions:

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T