Suman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86110 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-734 Year-2025 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Suman Kumar S/O Sri Manoj Kumar Ray @ Manoj Ray Resident of Sheratola Sherpur, Sherpur Maner, P.S - Maner District - Patna - 801503 ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 734 of 2025 (Special Case No.170/2025) registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a)/41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 30 litres of illicit liquor from the motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-01FR-2151, which is registered in the name of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the seized
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86110 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/3 liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Name of the petitioner has surfaced in course of investigation because petitioner is the owner of the motorcycle, which was parked near a road, which is an open place and easily accessible to anyone. 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 to the petitioner.
6. Considering the fact that the recovery of 30 litres of illicit liquor has been made from the motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-01FR-2151, which was parked near a road, 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/her 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 the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 734 of 2025 (Special Case No.170/2025), subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86110 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 3/3 the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.
8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T