Ranjan Dhangar @ Ranjan Dhangar @ Botla v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49148 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2025 Thana- BUDDHACOLONY District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjan Dhangar @ Ranjan Dhangar @ Botla S/o- Late Mishri Dhangar Mohalla- China Kothi Harijan Colony Ps- Budha Colony Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binay Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025 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 Budhacolony P.S. Case No. 100 of 2025 dated 11.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 36.90 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the house of the coaccused, Kiran Devi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery rather the recovery has been made from the house of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49148 of 2025(2) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 the co-accused person. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has 13 criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025.

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, Patna in connection with Budhacolony P.S. Case No. 100 of 2025 with the condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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