Ravi Ranjan Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40611 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2022 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran ====================================================== RAVI RANJAN KUMAR SAH S/o- CHHOTE LAL SAH Village- Doila PsMashrakh Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30, 30(a), 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Altogether, 1.800 litres English wine has been recovered from a motorcycle. One person was apprehended on the spot.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40611 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 2/3 general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. He was not apprehended on the spot. He had not consumed liquor. His name has been transpired in the present case merely because he is registered owner of the seized motorcycle. The real fact is that the petitioner had sold the same to co-accused Rambabu Rai, but unfortunately its registration could not be transferred in name of its purchaser i.e. Rambabu Rai. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 149 of 2022, subject

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40611 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 3/3 to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T