Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39196/2025bail granted

Birendra Rikiyasan @ Virendra Rikiyasan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-17Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39196 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2025 Thana- ROSHANGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Birendra Rikiyasan @ Virendra Rikiyasan S/O Banwari Rikiyasan R/O Village- Bhaluhar, PS- Roshanganj, Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sucheta Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Raushanganj P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025 dated 23.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 195 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the house of the coaccused, Banwari Rikiyasan.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39196 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 merely on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 10.05.2025. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 19.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 21487 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya in connection with Raushanganj P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T