Ravi Prakash @ Deepak Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33191 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2021 Thana- KUDHNI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ravi Prakash @ Deepak Thakur S/o Madhusudan Thakur R/o VillageBaghnagari, P.S.- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Aditi Medha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Kudhani P.S. Case No. 218 of 2021, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 39.75 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from a car.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that petitioner neither connected with car nor with recovered illicit liquor, merely on the basis of suspicion as raised by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33191 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 2/3 local choukidar/local persons, his name transpired with present case without any connecting material. It is submitted that admittedly recovery of illicit liquor was not made from physical possession of this petitioner. Petitioner said to involve in two more criminal cases, where one is of similar nature.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of fact as alleged recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, 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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. II, Muzaffarpur/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Kudhani P.S. Case No. 218 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further condition:- That the petitioner shall not involve in similar nature of offence till the conclusion of trial, failing which, the State shall be at liberty

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33191 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 3/3 to move before the learned Trial Court itself for the cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T