Patna High CourtCR. MISC./47991/2026bail granted

Ritik Raj @ Ritik Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-22Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47991 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-230 Year-2025 Thana- Manuapul District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ritik Raj @ Ritik Kumar S/O Ramashish Sah @ Ramashish Ram R/O Village- Barharwa, P.S.- Sirisiya, Distt. West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Gupta, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Manuapool P.S. Case No. 230 of 2025 dated 27.12.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police has recovered total 5 liters of illicit country-made liquor from the motorcycle bearing Regd. No. BR22AY-0946.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the recovered countrymade liquor to the tune of 5 liters from the alleged motorcycle does not belong to the petitioner and even the petitioner is not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47991 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 the owner of the alleged motorcycle. It is further submitted that the petitioner was not present at the spot and nothing incriminating is said to have been recovered from the constructive possession of the petitioner while the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the fact that nothing incriminating is said to have been recovered from the constructive possession of the petitioner and the fact that the alleged motorcycle does not belong to the petitioner and, as also, the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise) 1st West Champaran, Bettiah in connection with Manuapool P.S. Case No. 230 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors should be the family

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47991 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 member/relative/known of the petitioner who shall provide official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

(Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T