Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14735 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-270 Year-2024 Thana- EXCISE ARERAJ District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar S/o Hira Shah @ Hiralal Sah Resident of Village - Mishragram Puchariya, P.S. - Sangrampur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise (Areraj) P.S. Case No. 270 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 159 litres of country made liquor was recovered from motorcycle.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no knowledge and concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14735 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 the alleged recovery. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired as being owner of the motorcycle in question and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle. The petitioner has got no any criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 29.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3682 of 2025.

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On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6.

Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14735 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 court in connection with Excise (Areraj) P.S. Case No. 270 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T