Ranjan Rai @ Ranjan Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13644 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2024 Thana- DARIYAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ranjan Rai @ Ranjan Kumar Yadav S/o- Baijnath Sah @ Baijnath Ray Village- Bhusitola Bela Ps- Dariyapur Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raushan Raj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dariyapur P.S. Case No. 47 of 2024 dated 31.01.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 256.35 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Dalan of the coaccused, Upendra Rai.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery rather the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13644 of 2025(2) dt.09-05-2025 2/2 alleged recovery of illicit liquor was made from the Dalan of the co-accused, Upendra Rai. It is further submitted that other co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 49499 of 2024 under order dated 13.09.2024. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Dariyapur P.S. Case No. 47 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

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