Raman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18578 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2024 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Raman Kumar S/O Jattu Singh @ Sabal Singh Resident of Khashpur, Kacchidargah, P.S.- Sultanganj, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvottam Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-04-2025 Heard Mr. Sarvottam Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Barauni Thana P.S. Case No. 162 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 30(a), 32(2), 32(3), 36, 41(1), 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a Bolero vehicle, huge recovery of 1655 liters of foreign liquor was recovered. The driver disclosed that he has received call from the mobile of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. He also

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18578 of 2025(2) dt.18-04-2025 2/2 submits that the petitioner is neither the driver nor the owner of the alleged vehicle from where the recovery has been made. Only allegation is that the driver of the said vehicle had conversation with the petitioner on his mobile. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Barauni Thana P.S. Case No. 162 of 2024, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-1, Begusarai subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T