Mukesh Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36122 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2017 Thana- CHAPRA TOWN District- Saran ====================================================== Mukesh Ray S/o Wakil Ray @ Bhagwan Ray R/o Village- Telpakathari, Police station- Chapra Town, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sachida Nand Rai For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Choubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30a of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Prosecution case is that 71.268 liters illicit liquor has been recovered from the house of one Sulit Kumar Jaiswal, who disclosed name of the petitioner as his associate.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36122 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/2

6. Considering the facts of the case, this pre-arrest bail petition is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the 1st Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Saran at Chapra in Chapra Town Police Station Case No. 130 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T