Ranjeet Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58083 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-287 Year-2025 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Ranjeet Chaudhary, S/o Kameshwar Chaudhary, R/o Kanchanpur, P.S.- Manjhi, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mirtunjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 287 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 2 litres of country made liquor recovered from the bag of the petitioner and 3 litres country made liquor recovered from the co-accused Chote Lal Choudhary at the outside of hut of co-accused Rahul Sahani. It is alleged that they had kept the said liquor to sell.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case on suspicion only. He has no concern with the seized liquor or place of recovery. Recovery was made from the orchard
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58083 of 2025(3) dt.26-09-2025 2/3 which is an open place accessible to all. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that except the disclosure statement made by the local people and choukidar there is nothing incriminating against the petitioner. Petitioner is in jail custody since 22.07.2025, having two criminal antecedents out of which one case is of similar nature. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of allegation and period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Excise Judge-II, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 287 of 2025, with further conditions that:- (i) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58083 of 2025(3) dt.26-09-2025 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall desist from committing any such criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T