Patna High CourtCR. MISC./71776/2025bail granted

Ravikant @ Ravikant Prasad @ Feku v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-09Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71776 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-966 Year-2023 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ravikant @ Ravikant Prasad @ Feku Son of Late Satya Narayan Prasad R/O Sultanpur, P.S.- Danapur, Dist.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhirendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Special Excise Case No. 371 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a)/41/56 of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. The recovery is of 100 litres of illicit country-made mahua liquor from a vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has one criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.07.2025 without any fault.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71776 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/2

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Excise Judge- Danapur, Patna/ concerned Court below, in connection with Special Excise Case No. 371 of 2024.

9. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Nala Road, Patna and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T