Pahalwan Chaudhary @ Rakesh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.923 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-520 Year-2023 Thana- DAUDNAGAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Pahalwan Chaudhary @ Rakesh Chaudhary Son of Kailash Choudhary Resident of village- Baluganj, P.S.- Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukul Kumari, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-01-2024 Heard Mr. Mukul Kumari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Abhay Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Daudnagar P.S. Case No. 520 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 30 litres of country made liquor from road side.

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. Nothing has been recovered from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.923 of 2024(2) dt.24-01-2024 2/3 conscious physical possession of the petitioner. The place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

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 Officers 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 from illicit trade of liquor.

6. Considering the nature of allegation 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 Court below 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 Special Judge, Excise-II, Aurangabad in connection with Daudnagar P.S. Case No. 520 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The court below is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.923 of 2024(2) dt.24-01-2024 3/3 is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force. (Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T