Rana Yadav @ Ravindra Yadav @ Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11696 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2024 Thana- Mufassil District- Khagaria ====================================================== Rana Yadav @ Ravindra Yadav @ Ravindra Kumar S/O Late Nand Kishore Yadav R/O VIll.- MOrkahi, Ward No.- 13, P.S- Muffasil, Dist- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rahul Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 182 of 2024 dated 26.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 122.025 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the fodder outside the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The recovery has been made from an open place that was accessible to anyone. The petitioner has no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11696 of 2025(2) dt.22-03-2025 2/2 the alleged recovery. The petitioner has seven criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. As per impugned order, the petitioner is in custody since 27.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Khagaria in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 182 of 2024, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T