Kranti Ram @ Amardeep Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33363 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-740 Year-2023 Thana- BAGHA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Kranti Ram @ Amardeep Ram, Son of Lalbabu Ram, Resident of Ahirwaliya, Ward No.- 6, P.S.- Bagaha, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No.740 of 2023 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 15 liters of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that name of petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure of apprehended co-accused Ravish Kumar Ram and, therefore, it can be safely said that the recovery of illicit

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33363 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 2/2 liquor was not made from physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking of note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on 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, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No.740 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T