Pappu Rai @ Ram Shankar Rai @ Ramashankar Ray @ Ram Shankar Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56747 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2021 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pappu Rai @ Ram Shankar Rai @ Ramashankar Ray @ Ram Shankar Rai Son of Mauji Ray @ Mauji Lal Rai R/O Village - Litiyahi, P.S.- Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.), District - Vaishali, at present R/O Village - Ammatpur, Singhiya, Rajason, P.S.- Bidupur, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravish Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) PS Case No. 107 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 1772.1 liters country made liquor was recovered from pick-up van. 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.56747 of 2025(5) dt.13-11-2025 2/3 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle in question and he has no concern with the same. Name of the petitioner has surfaced on the disclosure made by local chowkidar. The petitioner is in custody since 01.07.2025 and has got five criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. It is lastly submitted that charge in this case is framed.
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 Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) PS Case No. 107 of 2021, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56747 of 2025(5) dt.13-11-2025 3/3 fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T