Ranjan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44223 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2024 Thana- BABUBARHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ranjan Yadav S/o Kripal Yadav R/o Village- Pilakhwar, P.S.- Rajnagar, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Advocate Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Babubarhi PS Case No. 118 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) & 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 125.250 litres of liquor was recovered from car.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case as being owner of the car in question and in this connection, it is submitted that he has purchased the said car from one Yashwant Kumar.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44223 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2025 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, contends that prima-facie no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 10-05-2024, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36016 of 2024.

5.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Babubarhi PS Case No. 118 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T