Krishna Gopal Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56855 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-746 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Krishna Gopal Ray, S/O Ram Lagan Ray, R/O- Village- Jahangirpur, Ward No. 01, P.S.- Sonepur, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vishal Vikram Rana, Advocate Ms. Misha Bharti, Advocate Mr. Anurag Darshil, Advocate Mr. Kumar Saurav Dev, Advocate Mr. Akash Priye, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 746 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 20.55 litres of foreign liquor from the store room near the stair case of the petitioner house.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing incriminating was recovered from the conscious possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56855 of 2025(3) dt.17-09-2025 2/3 the petitioner. Recovery is made from a joint family house of the petitioner in which other family members are also residing. Petitioner is an old man aged about 65 years and he is in custody since 27.07.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the prosecution evidence. Petitioner has two criminal antecedents but the same was not belong to the Excise Act. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the 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, the submissions of learned counsel for the parties 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 court concerned, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 746 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:-

(1) 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.56855 of 2025(3) dt.17-09-2025 3/3

(2) Petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

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