Ramnath Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48682 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ramnath Kumar S/o Jaynarayan Rai Resident Of Village - Muksudpur Ward No 7, Ps- Minapur, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Asha Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sitamarhi Mdhyanisedh PS Case No. 334 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that total 324 litres of Nepali liquor was recovered from Car bearing Registration No. DL4CAH-3996.
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.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48682 of 2025(2) dt.29-07-2025 2/2 The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 25.05.2025 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 Sitamarhi Mdhyanised PS Case No. 334 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T