Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78112 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2023 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== RANJIT KUMAR @ RANJIT SAHANI SON OF CHHOTE SAHANI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BANOUL, POLICE STATION - NANPUR, DISTRICT - SITAMARHI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 15-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 46.125 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from an auto rickshaw. The allegation against the petitioner is that he managed to escape after seeing the police party. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78112 of 2023(2) dt.15-12-2023 2/3 against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The motorcycle of the petitioner was seized from a grocery shop on which basis the petitioner has been made accused in this case. Petitioner has three criminal antecedents of similar nature of the offence as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.25,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, bearing Account No.3332964762, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, IFSC Code :CBIN0282779 (fifth character is zero), MICR Code : 800016018.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78112 of 2023(2) dt.15-12-2023 3/3 (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T