Ashok Kumar @ Mangla v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70671 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2025 Thana- Sri Nagar District- Purnia ====================================================== Ashok Kumar @ Mangla, aged about 30 Years, Gender- Male, Son of Samarjeet Mahto, resident of Village - Kelabari, Ward no. -06, P.S. - Sri Nagar, Distt. - Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard Mr. Nishant Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Sri Nagar P.S. Case No. 69 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 2.720 litres of illicit liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70671 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/3 in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized 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 his father (Samarjeet Mahto), who was arrested on the spot. 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, 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 Sri Nagar P.S. Case No. 69 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.70671 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 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