Ravi Shankar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70532 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-514 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== Ravi Shankar Pandey S/O Late Anik Pandey @ Anil Pandey Resident of Village - Parmanandpur, P.S. - Darauli, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 514 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., recovery of total 362.880 liters of foreign liquor has been made from a Scorpio bearing Engine No. SJJ4F23666 which is the subject matter of the present case.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has got no criminal antecedent. He has no concern with the alleged recovery or with the alleged vehicle in question. From perusal of the F.I.R., it is apparent that no any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70532 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/2 petitioner rather the said recovery has been from the Scorpio. It is also submitted that seizure list is not made in accordance with law and thus it is complete violation of Section 103 of BNSS. Petitioner is in custody since 08.08.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court -II, Siwan in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 514 of 2025 subject to the following conditions :- (i). Petitioner will remain physically present in trial on each and every date till the disposal of the case failing which, on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner may be cancelled by the Trial Court. (ii). One of the bailor shall be his family member. (S. B. Pd. Singh, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T