Ranjeet Kumar Yadav @ Arjun Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72160 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-493 Year-2023 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== RANJEET KUMAR YADAV @ ARJUN YADAV Son Chandadev Yadav @ Chandev Rai Village- Pachaina Po- Naya Mohamadpur Ps- Koilawar DistBhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Suraj Narain Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Koelawar P.S. Case No. 493 of 2023 registered under section 30(a), of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Prosecution case relates to recovery of 30 liter illegal Mahua liquor from the motorcycle of the petitioner and he was also apprehended on the spot.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. It is further submitted that nothing incriminating has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72160 of 2023(2) dt.08-11-2023 2/3 from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 18.08.2023.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that the petitioner has been arrested on spot with the said vehicle by the police where the recovery has been made.

The petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five Thousand) in the District Legal Services Authority of the concerned District.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the custody of the petitioner, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Koilawar P.S. Case No. 493 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge-II Bhojpur at Ara.

The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72160 of 2023(2) dt.08-11-2023 3/3 the learned lower Court below on showing the receipt of deposit of Rs. 5,000/- (Rs. Five Thousand) by the petitioner in the account of concerned DLSA.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) manishkumar/- U T