Ranjan Yadav @ Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29253 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Ranjan Yadav @ Ranjan Kumar S/o- Gopi Chand Yadav Village- Itwa PSUchakagaon Dist- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Mirganj PS. Case No-39 of 2025, dated.24.01.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(5), 111, 3/5 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018/2022.

3. As per allegation, 405 litre of illicit liquor has been recovered from an open space near a garden situated in the village, Harkhauli

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has nothing to do

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29253 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 with the alleged offence. He also submits that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of the coaccused.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner has been made accused in four other case.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Mirganj PS. Case No-39 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29253 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T