Patna High CourtCR. MISC./69968/2025bail granted

Ravi Master v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-26Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69968 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-403 Year-2019 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Ravi Master Son of Ramjatan Sahani Resident of Village- Charkoriya PSKudhani (Turki Op), Dist -Muzaffapur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sadar (East) P.S. Case No. 403 of 2019 dated 12.06.2019 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 414, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26(ii) and 35 of the Arms Act.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have involved in illegal business of illicit liquor in rented house of the co-accused, Rajiv Kumar. On that information, police reached there and apprehended seven persons and recovered one pistol loaded with two cartridges and a empty magazine from the possession

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69968 of 2025(2) dt.26-09-2025 2/3 of the co-accused, Rajiv Kumar. One pistol loaded with cartridge, live cartridges and Rs. 8,79,600/- in cash, diary, 13 mobiles phones, one motorcycle and one car were also recovered from the spot. The apprehended persons disclosed the name of the petitioner as one of his associate.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The apprehended person disclosed the name of the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 23.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 34002 of 2025. The petitioner has nine criminal antecedents in which he is on bail and the said cases are related to the excise act and arms act as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69968 of 2025(2) dt.26-09-2025 3/3 enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Muzaffarpur (East) in connection with Sadar (East) P.S. Case No. 403 of 2019, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. with further condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T