Ranjeet Singh @ Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjit Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3669 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2024 Thana- TAJPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ranjeet Singh @ Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjit Singh S/o Late Madan Singh, R/o Village- Ashadhi Road, Gandhi Chawk, PS- Tajpur, Distt - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dinesh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-02-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Tajpur P.S.Case No.259 of 2024, registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, altogether 6.750 ltrs. of indian-made foreign liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the recovery has been made from the joint house of the petitioner. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3669 of 2025(2) dt.12-02-2025 2/2

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the nature of allegation, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise)-02, Samastipur/concerned court, in connection with Tajpur P.S.Case No.259 of 2024, 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.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T