Ravi Rai @ Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23638 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ravi Rai @ Ravi Kumar S/o Raj Kishor Ray Resident of village- Taroura, P.S.- Mushahari, Distt.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sagar Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 77/2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is alleged recovery of 88.560 liters illicit foreign liquor near the Nal Jal Water Tank.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioner bears criminal antecedent of two cases in which he is on bail. The name of petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of secret information and the source of information is not mentioned in the FIR and there is nothing on record to show as to who has disclosed the name of present petitioner. The petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23638 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/2 not apprehended on the spot and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the alleged illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the open place which is accessible to all. He further submits that the petitioner is not in any connection with the place of occurrence.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, argument advanced on behalf of both sides and also taking into consideration the material available on record, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Court No.-II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 77/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Alok Kumar Pandey, J) amitkumar/- U T