Chunmun Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10450 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2023 Thana- BARHARA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Chunmun Ray, Son of Amarnath Ray, Resident of Village- Aminabad, PSBihta, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 21-03-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Barhara (Sinha O.P.) P.S. Case no. 58 of 2023 registered under section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, 15.3 litres of IMFL was recovered from the vehicle in question and the accused Ranjit Kumar who was driving the same was taken into custody.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the registered owner of the vehicle in question. From the contents of the F.I.R. itself it would be evident that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. He has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10450 of 2025(2) dt.21-03-2025 2/2

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation in the F.I.R., no incriminating article have been recovered from the petitioner's possession and especially the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Barhara (Sinha O.P.) P.S. Case no. 58 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court no. 1, Bhojpur at Ara.

(Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T