Patna High CourtCR. MISC./58995/2025bail granted

Ratnesh Singh @ Ratnesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-23Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58995 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-446 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Ratnesh Singh @ Ratnesh Kumar, male age about 43 years son of Ramadhar Singh, resident of village - Barka Dumra, P.s- Ara Mufassil, District- Bhojpur, at present resident of village- Mojahid Nagar, P.s - Ranchi, Dist.- Ranchi, Jharkhand ... ... 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 :

Mrs. Renuka Ratnakar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mrs. Renuka Ratnakar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Bhabhua Excise P.S. Case No. 446 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30 (a), 32(i), 32(iii), 41(i) and (ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended upto-date.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 189 litres of countrymade liquor from a Scorpio vehicle bearing Engine No. HA94K31006 and Chassis No. MAIT2A2HAN92L26940.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58995 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3 in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor or the vehicle from which the huge quantity of liquor was seized, nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, I find that the learned District Court under such circumstances is required to verify from the District Transport Officer, Kaimur at Bhabhua, whether the vehicle is stolen one on the basis of Engine No. HA94K31006 and Chassis No. MAIT2A2HAN92L26940.

7. If it is found that the vehicle is not registered in the name of the petitioner and is not a stolen one on the basis of report of District Transport Officer, Kaimur at Bhabhua, then in that case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58995 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 pending, in connection with Bhabhua Excise P.S. Case No. 446 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

8. The present bail application stands disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T