Ranjan Kumar Biswas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27022 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2024 Thana- KOCHADHAMAN District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Biswas S/O Surendra Prasad Biswas R/O Vill - P.O. And P.S.- Kadwa, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kochdhaman P.S. Case No. 259 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 370.06 liters foreign liquor was recovered from Scorpio.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27022 of 2025(2) dt.25-04-2025 2/2 that name of the petitioner has transpired in this case as registered owner of the car in question and he was oblivious of the fact that illicit liquor was laden in the vehicle. The petitioner is a man of clean antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. Other co-accused has been enlarged on regular bail by this Court vide order dated 28-01-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3288 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 above-named, 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 Kochdhaman P.S. Case No. 259 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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