Ranjeet Rai @ Ranjit Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50305 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-462 Year-2024 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran ====================================================== Ranjeet Rai @ Ranjit Rai S/o Raghunandan Rai R/o Village- Ram Dhanaw, Police Station- Baniapur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sharda Kumari , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State .

2. The petitioner apprehends bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3 . As per prosecution case, total 6048 litres of spirit was recovered from seized truck and car. It is further alleged that co-accused persons, who were apprehended on the spot, disclosed the name of this petitioner as one of their associates.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50305 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/3 that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence as alleged. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicles in question and has been made an accused in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused persons who were apprehended at the spot. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. Except confessional statement, there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence . Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature . 5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and also fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and other circumstances of the case , in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran, Chapra in connection with Taraiya P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50305 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 3/3 Case No. 462 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T