Swet Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69208 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2025 Thana- INDRAPURI District- Rohtas ====================================================== Swet Ranjan S/o Sailendra Singh R/o Village- Patanwa Kala, P.O. and P.S.- Indrapuri, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard Mr. Vinod Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Indrapuri P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018/2022.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 150 ml of foreign liquor was recovered from south sone canal bridge.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. 150 ml of foreign liquor was recovered from south sone canal bridge, which is an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69208 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 open place, easily accessible to anyone. The 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.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against 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 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 learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Indrapuri P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the 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 Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T