Ram Pukar Rai @ Pukar Rai @ Ram Pukar Ray @ Pukar Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 70169 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-745 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Ram Pukar Rai @ Pukar Rai @ Ram Pukar Ray @ Pukar Ray S/o- Mishri Lal Rai R/O- Sabalpur Pachhiyari Tola, P.S- Sonepur, District- Saran 2.

Ram Niwas Rai @ Baichanni Gop @ Mukesh Ranjan S/o- Late Shivnath Rai @ Late Shivnath Ray R/o- Sabalpur Neval Tola Ps- Sonepur Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Arun Kumar, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners seeks to withdraw the bail petition for petitioner no.1.

3. Permission is accorded.

4. The petitioner no.2 apprehends his arrest in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 745 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 45 litres of

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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner no.2 submits that the petitioner no.2 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. At the time of alleged seizure the petitioner no.2 has been made accused in criminal case of similar nature about which statement has been made in para-3 of the bail application. 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 no.2, the petitioner no.2, 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 Sonepur P.S. Case No. 745 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner no.2, and if it is found that the petitioner no.2, 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.

8. Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T