Ajay Ray @ Ajay Kumar @ Ajay Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54985 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- NATIONAL HIGHWAY DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Ajay Ray @ Ajay Kumar @ Ajay Rai S/O Vijay Ray @ Vijay Rai R/O Village- Aadharpur, Police Station - Karpurigram, District- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with National Highway PS Case No. 57 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 102.750 liters foreign liquor was recovered from under construction house of co-accused person.
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. The petitioner has got
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54985 of 2025(2) dt.14-08-2025 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is made from under construction house of coaccused person and the petitioner has no concern with the same. The petitioner is in custody since 30-06-2025 and has got two criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.
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 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.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with National Highway PS Case No. 57 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T