Chhoti Yadav @ Rajesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87917 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2025 Thana- BADHAILA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Chhoti Yadav @ Rajesh Kumar S/O Suresh Yadav @ Suresh Singh R/O Village- Karan, P.S- Baghaila, Dist.- Rohtas at Sasaram. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chhote Lal Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-12-2025 Heard Mr. Chhote Lal Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Baghaila P.S. Case No. 174 of 2025 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 15 litres of illicit liquor from Karaha (open place of the agricultural land).

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 liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Total 15 litres of illicit liquor recovered from Karaha, which is an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87917 of 2025(2) dt.22-12-2025 2/3 open place. The petitioner has been named in the present case by the local Chowkidar, which is not reliable. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The 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 15 litres of country-made liquor from Karaha, which is an open place and easily accessible to any one, petitioner has been named in the present case by the local Chowkidar, the petitioner, having clean antecedent, 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 Baghaila P.S. Case No. 174 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87917 of 2025(2) dt.22-12-2025 3/3 paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T