Md. Irfan Ansari @ Irfan Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67554 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE PUPRI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Md. Irfan Ansari @ Irfan Ansari Son of Md. Ayub Ansari @ Ayub Ansari @ Ayyub Ansari R/o village - Ratwara @ Bisanpur Ratwara @ Bishunpur Ratwara, P.S.- Bajpatti, Dist.- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Santosh Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Excise P.S. Pupri Case No. 65 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(C) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 234 litres of Nepali Saufi liquor from a motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR06BC8020.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner has surfaced in the case on the disclosure made by the apprehended co-accused.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67554 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 2/3 Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor or the motorcycle from which liquor was seized, 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. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, I find that the learned District Court under such circumstances is required to obtain report from the District Transport Officer, Sitamarhi, whether the motorcycle in question is registered in the name of the petitioner and not stolen one and if it is found that the motorcycle is not registered in the name of the petitioner and is not a stolen one, then in that case, the petitioner, above named, 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 Excise P.S. Pupri Case No. 65 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67554 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 3/3

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 Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

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