Rohit Kumar Pandit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58977 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2025 Thana- SISWAN District- Siwan ====================================================== Rohit Kumar Pandit, Male, Aged about 21 years, S/O Raj Kishore Pandit @ Raja Kishor Pandit, R/O Mohalla- Kathtal, P.S.- Chainpur, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Khurshid Anwar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Dinesh 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 Siswan (Chainpur) P.S. Case No. 161 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 4 litres of countrymade liquor and 75 ML of Royal Stag Superior GH.SKY illicit foreign liquor from the bag of co-accused, namely, Vivek Kumar Pandit.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the seized
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58977 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3 liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused Vivek Kumar Pandit, who was apprehended on the spot and such confessional statement has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR, as well as, the quantity of liquor, which has been recovered from the bag of co-accused, namely, Vivek Kumar Pandit, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her 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 the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Siswan (Chainpur) P.S. Case No. 161 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58977 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T