Pawan Kumar @ Pawni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68212 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-501 Year-2025 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna ====================================================== Pawan Kumar @ Pawni, aged about-30 years, Gender-Male, son of Shivratan Prasad, Resident of Village- Bhagwanpur (Devarsoukhi), Police StationPanchrukhiya, District -Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 501 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 200 litres of countrymade liquor from the Bathan 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.68212 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 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. The recovery was made from the Bathan, which is an open place and easily accessible to anyone. 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 200 litres of country made liquor was made from the Bathan of the petitioner, which is an open place and easily accessible to anyone, 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 Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 501 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.68212 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 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