Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46790 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2025 Thana- KADIRGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Pappu Kumar S/o Gopal Yadav @ Gopal Prasad R/o Village - Balapar, PS - Dhanrua, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sudhanshu Prakash, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narsingh Tanti, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 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 Kadirganj P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025 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 40 litres of country made liquor from a motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR25H9774.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to enmity. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. His motorcycle was being driven by his son and he had no knowledge that his motorcycle will be misused. The petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46790 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 has clean antecedent.

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, 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 Kadirganj P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025, 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