Dilip Chaudhary @ Dilip Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46842 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-246 Year-2026 Thana- PAHARPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dilip Chaudhary @ Dilip Kumar Chaudhary Son of Late Nagendra Chaudhary Resident of village- Siswa Bazar, Ps- Pahadpur, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kumar, 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 Pahadpur P.S. Case No. 246 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 10 litres of country made liquor and 1.8 litres of foreign liquor from the bush situated behind the house 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. The illicit liquor is said to have been recovered from the bush located behind the house of the petitioner which is an open

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46842 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 place and accessible to anyone. One similar case is pending against 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., 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 Pahadpur P.S. Case No. 246 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