Patna High CourtCR. MISC./45162/2025bail granted

Ramesh Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-25Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45162 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2021 Thana- BAKHTIYARPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ramesh Rai S/o Late singeshwar Ria R/o Nayatola Raghopur, P.SBakhtiyarpur, District-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rakesh Bihari Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Kishor Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 25-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in para-1 of the petition.

3. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

4. It would appear from the FIR and seizure list that 189.4 liters of country made liquor was recovered from two motorcycles and a tempo.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced in the present case on account of the statement of local villagers as one of the persons who fled away from the place of occurrence. The petitioner is neither the owner of two motorcycles nor of the seized tempo and as a matter of fact, no recovery has been made from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45162 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 2/2 physical and conscious possession of the petitioner, However, the petitioner was subsequently arrested and is in custody since 27.04.2025 and the charge sheet has been submitted.

6. The learned APP opposes the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner is accused in two other criminal cases of similar nature and he is on bail in both the cases.

7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 102 of 2021.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T