Kamta KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43821 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-528 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran
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                 Kamta Kumar S/o Uma Ray R/o Pahleja Shahpur Diyara, P.S.- Sonepur,
                 District- Saran
                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                            Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                             ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Nityanand Kumar, Advocate.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Braj Kishore Pd., APP.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   08-07-2026                     Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner and learned APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection

                   with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 528 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition

                   and Excise Act.

                                3. Allegation is of recovery of 2.5 litres of country

                   made liquor and 16.5 litres of English wine from backside of the

                   Panchayat Bhawan, Pahleja Shahpur Diyara.

                                4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely

                   implicated in the case due to enmity on the disclosure made by

                   local chaukidar. He has no concern either with the seized liquor

                   or trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an

                   open place which is accessible to anyone.
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                                  5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

                     the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

                                  6. Having considered the rival submissions made on

                     behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the

                     petitioner and the fact that the alleged recovery is from an open

                     place which is accessible to anyone, 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 District Court where the case

                     is pending in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 528 of

                     2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2)

                     of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

                                  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 Para-

                     3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

                                  8. The bail application stands disposed of.


                                                             (Purnendu Singh, J)
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