Ritesh Singh @ Ritesh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63168 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2019 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Ritesh Singh @ Ritesh Kumar Singh S/o Late Chhathu Singh @ Chhatu Singh @ Chhthu Singh Resident of Village - Nikhati Kala, P.S. - Raghunathpur, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramesh Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ramesh Chandra, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 204 of 2019 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that near the poultry farm of co-accused, Santosh Singh, altogether 198 liters of country-made foreign liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63168 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner rather the recovery has been made near the poultry farm of co-accused namely, Santosh Singh. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 09.07.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. II, Siwan in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 204 of 2019 with a condition that the petitioner shall not indulge in similar nature of offences in future.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T