Ranjan Kumar Baitha @ Niranjan Kumar Baitha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49204 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- GHORASAHAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Baitha @ Niranjan Kumar Baitha S/O Rajesh Baitha VillageKundwa Chainpur, P.S.- Kundwa Chainpur, Dist.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Angad Kunwar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 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 Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025 dated 26.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 317(5) of the BNS and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 218.10 litres of illicit Nepali country made liquor was recovered car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the driver of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49204 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.05.2025.

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, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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