Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66412 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-841 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar Son of Prem Rai Resident of Village - Simraha, P.S.- Ahiyapur, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Muzaffarpur Excise Police Station Case No. 841 of 2025, dated 02.07.2025, disclosing offence under Section 30(a)/32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act').

3. The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report, is that on 01.07.2025, the S.H.O. of Excise Police Station, Muzaffarpur, on secret information, came to know that a pick-up van loaded with huge quantity of liquor is coming at Bakhari four lane. When the police reached at the place of occurrence, one Bolero pick-up was seen and signalled to stop, but the vehicle did not stop and accelerated. Upon chase two persons came out and started fleeing, out of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66412 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 them, one person was apprehended, who disclosed his name as Nitesh Sao, while the other managed to flee, who was identified as Guddu Kumar. Upon search, 715.680 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from the said pickup van, along with one mobile phone from the possession of the apprehended accused.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to oblique motive and on the basis of secret information. He next submits that the vehicle, in question, does not belong to the petitioner and illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and/or vehicle belonging to him. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Regards being had to the submission advanced by learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is not the owner of the vehicle in question, from where illicit liquor has been recovered, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66412 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail 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 No. II, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Muzaffarpu Excise Police Station Case No. 841 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) ashwani/- U T