Ranjeet Yadav @ Ranjeet Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30788 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2021 Thana- DARBHANGA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Ranjeet Yadav @ Ranjeet Kumar Yadav Son Of Ram Ekbal Yadav Resident Of Village- Gausa Dih, Police Station- Sadar, District- Darbhanga .. ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of total 1235.520 liters of foreign liquor from the possession of petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that there is no independent witness of the seizure list. Petitioner is in custody since 31.01.2024.

5. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for regular bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30788 of 2024(2) dt.23-04-2024 2/2

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail after framing of charge on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge - I (Excise Act), Darbhanga in connection with Town (Kotwali O.P.) P.S. Case No. 277 of 2021.

7. The trial court is directed to conclude the proceeding of framing of charge according to law within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, it is made clear that if the charge-sheet has not been submitted then the petitioner shall be released on bail on the above conditions and he shall be present physically on each and every date before the trial court till conclusion of trial of this case and if the petitioner remain absent on two consecutive dates without any cogent reason, the bail bonds of the petitioner shall be cancelled by the trial Court itself. (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) saurabhkr/- U T