Patna High CourtCR. MISC./17981/2025bail granted

Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-02Mr. Justice Jitendra Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17981 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-920 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar Son of Rajendra Prasad Resident of Village - Mangar Bigha, P.S. - Nawada Town, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 920 of 2024 dated 27.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a)/47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per the allegation, 36 litre of illicit liquor has been recovered from motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR27H-4798.

4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the motorcycle in question does not belong to the petitioner, nor has he anything to do with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17981 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 alleged offence. He further submits that name of the petitioner has been dragged in this case only on the basis of suspicion.

5. On the basis of the material available, no case is made out against the Petitioner under Excise Act and the Petitioner is entitled to get anticipatory bail.

6. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

7. It has further been stated paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has clean antecedent.

8. However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Ld. Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Nawada in connection with Nawada Excise P.S. Case No. 920 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2)

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17981 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 Cr.P.C. and on the following conditions:

(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same. (ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T