Ravindra Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38675 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-901 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ravindra Sah S/o Late Mangal Sah R/o vill - Bhuwan Chhapra, P.S. - Chakia, Distt. - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 27-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.901 of 2019.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 5.75 liters of liquor from the shop of the petitioner.

4. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38675 of 2024(2) dt.27-06-2024 2/3 possession and after amendment in the Excise Act in the year 2018 the concept of deemed possession and presumed offender has been done away with. It is also submitted that petitioner was completely unaware that staff of the shop misuse the shop in the manner as alleged as no prudent businessman would use his own premises for committing an occurrence and thus would bring disrepute to the business.

5. The learned APP for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Court No.02, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.901 of 2019, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. It is made clear that the learned trial court before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in the event, if it is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38675 of 2024(2) dt.27-06-2024 3/3 found that petitioner has antecedent of more than one case, in that event, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T