IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57465 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-404 Year-2023 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Saurav Kumar son of Shaligram Singh Resident of Village- Korma, P.S.- Warisaliganj, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Birendra Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ramesh Chandra, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-08-2026 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 Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 404 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 56(2) (ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, as amended uptodate. 3. Allegation is of recovery of 30 litres of illicit liquor from the motorcycle of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to enmity. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The petitioner had given his motorcycle to his relative and he had no knowledge that the motorcycle will be misused in carrying Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57465 of 2026(2) dt.19-08-2026 2/2 liquor. 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. 6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and 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 District Court where the case is pending in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 404 of 2023, 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. mantreshwar/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T