Patna High CourtCR. MISC./43832/2026bail granted

Kundan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-08Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43832 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2026 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Kundan Kumar S/o Upendra Ray @ Upendra Kumar R/O Village- Mauli Nagar, P.S- Maner, DIstrict - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pankaj Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026 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 Maner P.S. Case No. 191 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 9 litres of foreign liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The liquor which is alleged to be recovered from the house of the petitioner, has been recovered from a field situated backside the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43832 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/2 house of the petitioner which is an open place and is accessible to anyone.

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

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner and the fact that the alleged recovery is from an open place which is accessible to anyone, 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 Maner P.S. Case No. 191 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