Kameshwar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46787 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2025 Thana- Hariharnath P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Kameshwar Rai S/o Late Butan Rai R/o Village - Sabalpur Hasti Tola, P.S - Sonpur, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Prasad, 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 Hariharnath P.S. Case No. 148 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 11.25 litres of foreign liquor from the e-rickshaw of the petitioner.

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 erickshaw was being driven by his son and he had no knowledge that his e-rickshaw will be misused. The petitioner has clean

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46787 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 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 Hariharnath P.S. Case No. 148 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