Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21153/2025bail rejected

Ravi Kumar Bishwas v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-23Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21153 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2021 Thana- BAISI District- Purnia ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Bishwas Son of Shnakar Lal Bishwa Resident of Kariyat Gehuwan PS- Jalalgarh, District -Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Baisi P.S. Case No. 20/2021 registered on 14.01.2021 for the offenses punishable under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 41, 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. According to the prosecution, a total of 138.900 liters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor has been recovered, which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. It is further contended that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21153 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 antecedent of the petitioner is not clean as he is accused in two more criminal cases.

5. The learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail, submitting that the petitioner's antecedents are not clean.

6. In this background, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Baisi P.S. Case No. 20/2021, pending before the Exclusive Special Judge (Excise Court No.1), Purnea, is hereby rejected.

7. However, it is directed that the petitioner shall surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today. In case the petitioner surrenders within this period, the Trial Court is directed to pass an order on his surrender-cumbail application on the same day, without being prejudiced by the fact that the petitioner's anticipatory bail has been rejected by this Court.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T