Ravi Chauhan @ Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50935 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2025 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ravi Chauhan @ Ravi Kumar S/o Baban Chauhan @ Bulu @ Baban Singh Resident of village- Lakri Dera, P.S.- Kochas, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashi Kant, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 158 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the police has recovered total 120.960 liters of illicit foreign liquor from the cowshed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to village politics. He further submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50935 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 liquor. The name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of the information given by the spy. The alleged chowshed is situated behind the house of the petitioner which is shutter-less and accessible to one and all. There is a noncompliance of Section 103 of the B.N.S.S. which creates a serious doubt in the prosecution case. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 27.06.2025 without any rhymes or reason.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as also taking into account the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, abovenamed, 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 Kochas P.S. Case No. 158 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T