Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70100 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- SUPPI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar S/o Shambhu Paswan @ Shambu Paswan R/o VillageGopalpur, P.S- Suppi, Dist.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rudal Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 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 Suppi P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025 (G.R. No. 385/2025) registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 99.6 litres of Nepali liquor from the road near the house of Baliram Paswan and also from a temp bearing Registration No. BR30PA1153.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or tempo in question or trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70100 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner and the fact that the place of recovery is open place which is accessible to anyone and the temp in question does not belong to the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Suppi P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025 (G.R. No. 385/2025), subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

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 bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T