Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28673 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/o Jasim Nat, R/o Village- Bishrampur, PS- Sasaram M, DistRohtas. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Meena Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 30-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise Case No. 844 of 2026, arising out of Sasaram Excise P.S. Case No. 149 of 2026, dated 22.03.2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, informant received secret information about the petitioner and co-accused unloading illicit liquor from a ten-wheeler truck and the said truck was found standing in an abandoned condition. On search of the said truck, recovery of 86.40 litres of illicit foreign liquor and 24 litres of illicit beer was made.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28673 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 2/3 case. Petitioner has no concern either with the truck in question or with the illicit liquor which was recovered from the said truck. It shows that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the person or possession of the petitioner. In the most casual manner, petitioner has been named on the basis of secret information for being involved in the alleged occurrence. Learned counsel lastly submits that petitioner is having antecedent of one case of different nature in which he is on bail.

5. Learned APP opposes the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the completely vague nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and further considering the possibility of false implication, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Court No. 1, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Excise Case No. 844 of 2026, arising out of Sasaram Excise P.S. Case No. 149 of 2026, subject to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28673 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned trial Court.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Shahnawaz/- U T