Ajay @ Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59030 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2025 Thana- DAWATH District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ajay @ Ajay Kumar Son of Prem Singh @ Prem Chand Singh R/o Vill.- Kawai, P.S.- Dawath, Dist.- Rohtas at Sasaram. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Dawath P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, as amended in 2022.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 328.32 litres of country made liquor was recovered from an open field.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The seized liquor was recovered from an open space, which is easily accessible to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59030 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 the general public. The 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.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made 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 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 District Court where the case is pending in connection with Dawath P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the 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 Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T