Dhanjay Rai @ Dhananjay Roy v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63665 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-315 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dhanjay Rai @ Dhananjay Roy S/O Chhotu Rai @ Chhatu Rai R/O VillageKaparasandi, P.S.- Turkauliya, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No 2, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No.2, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 315 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 160 litres of countrymade liquor from near the bank of Sikrahana river.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case due to enmity. Petitioner has no concern with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63665 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 the alleged seized liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. The recovery was made from near the bank of Sikrahana river, which is an open place and easily accessible to anyone. 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 fact that the recovery of 160 litres of country made liquor from near the bank of Sikrahana river, which is an open place and easily accessible to any one, 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 Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 315 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 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.
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8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T