Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73716 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2024 Thana- BAUNSI District- Banka ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Kumar Son of Santosh Singh Resident of Village - Khamhar, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Nandan Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 05-12-2024 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Bounsi P.S. Case No. 73 of 2024 lodged on 15.03.2024, for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 817.50 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel also submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. Counsel submits that petitioner is the owner of the vehicle and he has given his vehicle for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73716 of 2024(2) dt.05-12-2024 2/2 commercial purpose and he is completely unaware that what has been seized. Counsel further submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean and he is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that it is true that petitioner has not been apprehended from the place of occurrence, but it is also true that the driver of the vehicle has disclosed that the offence used to be done by the driver as well as owner of the vehicle as they are full brothers and name of the petitioner has been figured in this case only upon the disclosure of the driver of the vehicle who was apprehended.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T