Pradip Ray @ Pradeep Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60714 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-348 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== Pradip Ray @ Pradeep Ray S/o Munilal Ray, Resident of village - Fatehpur Pakri, P.S.- Mahua, Distt.- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Harsha Shashwat, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a), 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 906 litre illicit foreign liquor from the Pickup van of the petitioner bearing Registration No. BR-06GC-5606.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being the owner of the seized vehicle. He further submits that petitioner had no knowledge about the misuse of his vehicle by the driver who was apprehended on the spot. Learned counsel submits that the driver of the vehicle who was apprehended on the spot has not disclosed any complicity of petitioner in the present case and except the suspicion, there is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60714 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 no material against the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the spot and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession and he has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent 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 Court concerned in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No.348 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