Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51076 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2024 Thana- KRISHNAGARH District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar SON OF JEEVRATAN RAY VillageDaulatpur, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 24-07-2024 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable in connection with Krishnagarh P.S. Case No.20 of 2024 under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against one named accused persons and one owner of the motorcycle which was apprehended by the police from the place of occurrence against whom the recovery of 40 litre desi mahua wine has alleged to be made which is subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits that the apprehended person is one Chhatu Yadav who was riding on motorcycle, but admittedly, the motorcycle belongs to the petitioner. Counsel submits that the said accused has taken motorcycle from the petitioner because his mother is ill and he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51076 of 2024(2) dt.24-07-2024 2/2 has to visit to doctor and in good faith, the petitioner has given his motorcycle to the said accused.

5. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

6. Counsel also submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

7. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

8. In the present facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Excise Court No.1, Bhojpur at Ara or concern court Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Krishnagarh P.S. Case No.20 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Prakashmani/- U T