Ranjeet Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63156 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-366 Year-2022 Thana- ATHMALGOLA District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar Sharma S/o Bindeshwar Thakur @ Vineshwar Thakur R/o Village - Ahijan Ushmanpur, Ward no.- 11, P.S - Athmalgola, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar S.K., Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Athmalgola P.S.Case No.366 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, in course of the patrolling, the Police recovered 10 ltrs. of country-made liquor from the possession of three accused persons, named in the FIR, who were sitting on a Motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR01CE 7319 and they disclosed the name of the petitioner before the Police. The said vehicle belongs to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that no recovery has been made from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63156 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 possession of the petitioner and the accused persons, who were apprehended, have disclosed the name of the petitioner and the confessional statement made before Police has no evidentiary value.

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

6. Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that the name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of the disclosure made by the accused persons before the police, which has no evidentiay value, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail. The petitioner is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the district court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court, Barh (Patna) in connection with Athmalgola P.S.Case No.366 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63156 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T