Ravikant Kumar Singh @ Ravikant Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6934 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1088 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ravikant Kumar Singh @ Ravikant Singh Son of Satendra Singh villageHissi, gosaidih, Ps- Nabinagar, Dist- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.
2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1088 of 2024, lodged on 31.10.2024, under Sections 30(a)/32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against two named accused persons including the present petitioner. Total recovery of 3 litres of foreign liquor and 650 ml of Beer
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6934 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/3 has been made which is the subject matter of the present case. Recovery has been made from the bike but petitioner has been made accused in this case due to the reason that the said bike has been registered in his name.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that the antecedent of the petitioner is clean. Counsel submits that two persons have been arrested from the motorcycle. He submits that known person has taken bike from him and he is completely unaware that what he was doing with his bike.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner but fairly submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean.
6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Excise-2, Aurangabad, in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1088 of 2024, subject to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6934 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 3/3 the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T