Ravi Kumar @ Dharmendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21051 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2025 Thana- Daudnagar Excise District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Dharmendra Kumar Son of Shri Pradeep Sao @ Pradip Saw Resident of village - Repura, Ward No.- 05, P.S.- Daudnagar, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Choubey Jawahar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-05-2025 Heard Mr. Aman Vishal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Choubey Jawahar, learned APP for the State. 2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Daudnagar Excise PS Case No. 70 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) & 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 306 liters country made liquor was recovered from grocery shop of the petitioner.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21051 of 2025(3) dt.16-05-2025 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is not made from the grocery shop of the petitioner, but from the adjacent cold storage and the petitioner has no concern with the same. The petitioner is in custody since 28-02-2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Daudnagar Excise PS Case No. 70 of 2025.

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