Abhishek Kumar @ Langta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1893 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2024 Thana- CHANDI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar @ Langta S/o Ram Mitra Singh @ Ram Minat Singh R/o vill - Salempur, P.S. - Chandi, Distt.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-02-2025 Heard Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 202 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 200 litres of country made liquor from the bushes near the river at village Salimpur Bhramasthan.
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 trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1893 of 2025(3) dt.21-02-2025 2/3 place which is accessible to anyone. Similarly situated coaccused have been enlarged on pre-arrest bail by this Court. 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 and submits that due to sale and consumption of illicit liquor, day after day, hooch tragedy occurs and the State Officials of different department appears to have facilitated smuggling and trade of illicit liquor inside the State of Bihar. As such, involvement of the petitioner cannot be ruled out.
6. Considering the fact that the recovery of 200 litres of country made liquor is from the bushes near the river at village Salimpur Bhramasthan, which is an open place and easily accessible to any one, 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. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge 1, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 202 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
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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