Ravi Kumar Ray @ Ravi Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68011 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2024 Thana- MANIYARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Ray @ Ravi Kumar Rai S/o Raj Kishor Ray @ Raj Kishore Ray R/o Village - Gopalpur Taraura, P.S - Mushahari, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sagar Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Maniyari P.S. Case No. 70 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 30(a), 32(1), 32(2), 36 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, 6549.83 liters liquor was recovered from three vehicles i.e. truck, Mahindra Pick-up and Mahindra Scorpio.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68011 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 2/3 present case. Nothing incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner was not arrested on the place of occurrence and his name has surfaced in this case on the basis of the disclosures made by the apprehended co-accused Dashrath Kumar and, except this, there is nothing against the petitioner. The petitioner is the owner of the alleged Mahindra Pickup. The petitioner is in custody since 11.08.2025 and has got six criminal antecedents in which the petitioner is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 100 of Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the petitioner again submits that the co-accused namely Dashrath Kumar has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 20.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 30039 of 2024.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner and the prayer for bail being based on parity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68011 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 3/3 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No. 70 of 2024. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T