Bablu Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63562 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2025 Thana- AMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Bablu Kumar Gupta, aged about 37 years, Gender-Male, S/o Nanku Saw R/o Village- Kusma Basdiha, P.S.- Simra, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Priyam Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard Mrs. Priyam Kumari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Dr. Mrityunjaya Kumar Gautam, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Amba P.S. Case No. 46 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 7.5 litres of countrymade liquor and 82.02 illicit foreign liquor from a tempo bearing Registration No. BR26G1869 belonging to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63562 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 petitioner submits that the petitioner has been implicated in the present case on the basis of registration certificate of the vehicle. Petitioner had no knowledge that his vehicle is being misused for carrying illicit liquor. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. 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 and the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, 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 Amba P.S. Case No. 46 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63562 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T