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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./47262/2025bail granted

Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-23Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47262 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-129 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar S/o Dadan Yadav R/o Kaushik Dularpur, ward No 12, Mufassil (Ara Mufassil) Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise Sadar Ara PS Case No. 129 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 450.540 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Car bearing Registration No. JH02BF-8494.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is the driver of the seized vehicle and he has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47262 of 2025(2) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 26.05.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5.

Learned A.P.P. 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, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on 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 Excise Sadar Ara PS Case No. 129 of 2025.

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