Ratan Kumar @ Ratna v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33278 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-906 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Ratan Kumar @ Ratna S/o Sukindra Ray @ Sikandar Rai Resident of Marufganj, P.S.- City Chowk, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar Pradhan For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard the parties
2. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise Patna P.S. Case No. 906 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 480 liters of country made liquor.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that as per seizure list the recovery of illicit liquor was made from the back of factory of one Umesh Rai in 8 jute bags and on the basis of disclosure made by unknown local persons petitioner implicated with present case. It is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33278 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 2/2 submitted that admittedly recovery of illicit liquor was not made from the physical possession of this petitioner who is a man of clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.
6. In view of aforesaid factual and legal submission and by taking note of fact as, recovery of illicit liquor primafacie not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise IIIrd, Patna / concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Excise Patna P.S. Case No. 906 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T