IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25354 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2026 Thana- NOKHA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Puna Chaudhary Son of Jagu Chaudahry R/o - Village - Shivpur, P.S. - Nokha, Dist.- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Nokha P.S.Case No.54 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018. 3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the police seized total 35 ltrs. illicit liquor (5 ltrs.+25 ltrs.+5 ltrs.) from the different parts of the village. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and due to the village politics, he has been made accused in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner or any place of the petitioner. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25354 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/3 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. 6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, the petitioner 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/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Sasaram, Rohtas/concerned court, in connection with Nokha P.S.Case No.54 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS of 2023. 7. 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. 8. If the petitioner is again found to be involved in any case instituted under Section 30 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, the Superintendent of Police must direct the Investigating Officer concerned to take the petitioner into Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25354 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 3/3 custody in accordance with law. chn/- (Purnendu Singh, J) U T