Ranjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69161 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-993 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ranjay Kumar, Male, aged about 28 years, S/O Kamlesh Kumar, Resident of Village- Mohanpur, P.S.- Kudhani, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms.Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Ms.Pushpa Sinha, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Excise P.S. Case No. 993 of 2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 1.5 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR06CG-1691 and 97.5 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the banswari (bamboo grove). One coaccused Kamlesh Kumar was apprehended on the spot.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69161 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/3 been implicated in the present case. Name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value. Petitioner has no concern either with the place of recovery or with the alleged recovered liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that petitioner has clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Muzaffarpur Excise P.S. Case No. 993 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
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8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T