Raj Narayan Ram @ Dubey v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59080 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2025 Thana- ADAPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Raj Narayan Ram @ Dubey S/O Naresh Ram Resident of Village - Shyampur, P.S. - Adapur, 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.Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Khurshid Anwar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Adapur P.S. Case No. 158 of 2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 106.8. litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the Shyampur Railway Dhala, which is allegedly thrown away by the accused persons. One co-accused, namely, Bhagnarayan Paswan was apprehended on the spot, who disclosed the name of the petitioner and three other co-accused, who allegedly managed to flee away after seeing the police party.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59080 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.2,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59080 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 East Champaran, Motihari / Concerned Court in connection with Adapur P.S. Case No. 158 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned 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 paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T