Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82349 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2025 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Raju Kumar Son of Late Shiv Shankar Mahto, Resident of Village- Sangram Fandah Ward No. 19, P.S.- Riga, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Rajesh Kumar,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Riga P.S.Case No.330 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022 (Amended).

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 62.700 ml. illicit liquor has been recovered from a Tempo bearing Registration No.BR 06 PE 1263, which was parked in front of the houses of co-accused, Govind Mahto and the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and his has been roped in the present case due to village politics. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82349 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/2

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, as well as, considering the allegation made in the FIR and 62.600 ml. illicit liquor has been recovered from a Tempo, the petitioner is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the district court 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court I, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S.Case No.330 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) of BNSS.

7. The learned 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 paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T