IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69127 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE PATORI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Naveen Singh @ Navin Singh, aged about 49 years, Male, S/O Shiv Valak Singh @ Shiv Balak Singh R/O village - Mau Dhaneshpur Dakshini,Ward no.-1, Police Station - Vidyapatinagar , District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-10-2025 Heard Mr. Mahendra Pratap, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Patori Excise P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 3. litres of illicit liquor was recovered near the thatched bathan of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69127 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/3 recovery of illicit liquor has been made outside the thatched bathan of the petitioner, which is an open space and is easily accessible by anyone. Petitioner has no concern either with the place of recovery or with the alleged recovered liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail. 6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and the fact that recovery of illicit liquor has been made from an open space, which is easily accessible by anyone, I am of the opinion that petitioner, who is having clean antecedent, has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail. 7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his 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 learned Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Patori Excise P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69127 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 3/3 482(2) of the BNSS. 8. The learned 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 paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force. Sanjay/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T