Ravi Shankar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9201 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2024 Thana- ANDHRATHARHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ravi Shankar Singh Son of Pramod Kumar Singh @ Pramod Singh Resident of village - Kanhauli, Police Station - Khajauli, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nikhilesh Kumar,Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Andhratharhi P.S. Case No. 86 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of IPC and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be involved in illegal trading of illicit liquor, where, from his vehicle bearing registration no. BR01PA9400, total of 540 litres of IMFL/country made liquor was alleged to be recovered.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9201 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is working in Oman since 2022 and he kept this vehicle at his residence for private use, which was misused by his family members and therefore, it was found carrying with illicit liquor. It is submitted that the occurrence of misuse of vehicle was not in knowledge of this petitioner, who was in Oman and therefore it cannot be said that the recovery of illicit liquor was made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is said to be man of clean antecedent being owner of the vehicle.

5. Learned APP, opposed the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as implication of this petitioner appears only being owner of the vehicle, where admittedly illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be recovered from his conscious physical possession, who is man of clean antecedent, accordingly petitioner abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9201 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Andhratharhi P.S. Case No. 86 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T