Chandan Kumar Ranjan @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57553 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Ranjan @ Chandan Kumar Son of Late Rupanarayan Ram, Resident of Village - Dumari, P.S.-Piprakothi, District - East Champaran, Motihari.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate.

Mr. Dhandev Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No.172 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 3.4 litre illicit English liquor from the sack which was thrown by the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner managed to escape from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that the petitioner was not present on the spot and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has no concern with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57553 of 2025(2) dt.09-09-2025 2/2 seized liquor and except the suspicion, there is no material against him. He further submits that seizure list has not been prepared in accordance with mandatory provisions of law. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent, in which he is on bail and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the concerned Court within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No.172 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T