Jagjit Kumar Ray @ Jagjit Ray @ Jaggu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14967 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-484 Year-2024 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Jagjit Kumar Ray @ Jagjit Ray @ Jaggu Son of Amarnath Ray @ Dharmnath Ray Resident of Village - Soharathi, P.S. - Jhandaha (Mahisaur), District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Rita Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jandaha (Mahisaur) P.S. Case No. 484 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 414 of IPC and 317(5) of B.N.S. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. .

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 372.60 liters of liquor was recovered from Bolero Car. 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.14967 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 2/3 the alleged recovery. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused person. The petitioner has no 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 17.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8260 of 2025.

5.

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.14967 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 3/3 court in connection with Jandaha (Mahisaur) P.S. Case No. 484 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