Vinod Rai @ Vinod Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15807 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-183 Year-2024 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Vinod Rai @ Vinod Ray Son of Vishwanath Ray Resident of Village- Patila, Rambad, P.S.- Maner, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Diwakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari 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 Koilwar P.S. Case No. 183 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 303.12 litres of liquor was recovered from Tractor. 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 the alleged recovery. Nothing incriminating has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15807 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired as being owner of the seized vehicle in question and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods booked by the transporter. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Other coaccused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 07.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 34384 of 2024.

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 court in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 183 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15807 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 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