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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21486 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2971 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Neeraj Kumar S/O Naresh Prasad R/O Village- Triloki Market, Bari Path, Naya Tola, P.S- Kadam Kuan, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kundan Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anish Chandra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 25-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30a, 30(g), 32, 56, 62 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 350 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on suspicion. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery.
5. Learned counsel for the State submits that the recovery has been made from the house of the petitioner, as such, petitioner is not entitled to the privilege of pre-arrest bail in view of Full Bench decision of this Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).
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6. Considering the aforesaid decision of this Court, this pre-arrest bail petition is dismissed.
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