Patna High CourtCR. MISC./59320/2024bail granted

Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-10-26Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59320 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-367 Year-2024 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar Son of Bharat Yadav Resident of Village - Parev, P.S. - Bhita, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 26-10-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022 in connection with Ara Town P.S. Case No.367 of 2024.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 260 liters of liquor from an Auto.

4. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated based on the fact that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59320 of 2024(3) dt.26-10-2024 2/3 he is owner of the alleged seized auto. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus would create evidence against himself and hence would get implicated. It is also submitted that petiioner was completely unaware that his driver would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged.

5. The learned APP for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court, Ist, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara Town P.S. Case No.367 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. It is made clear that the learned trial court before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in the event, if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of even one case in that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59320 of 2024(3) dt.26-10-2024 3/3 event, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T