Ranjit Tanti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77090 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2024 Thana- BARIYARPUR District- Munger ====================================================== 1.

Ranjit Tanti S/o- Late Batoran Tanti Resident of Katariya P.S-Muffasil District- Munger 2.

Govinda Saw @ Govind Kumar Saw S/o- Saryug Saw R/o- Katariya PsMuffasil Dist- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rabi Bhushan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kr. No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Dilip Kr. No. 1, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a)/ 32 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3.

Altogether 1293.48 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from a pickup vehicle. Driver of the vehicle was apprehended on the spot.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77090 of 2024(2) dt.13-11-2024 2/3 physical possession of the petitioners. They have no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. They were not apprehended on the spot and their names transpired on the basis of disclosure made by the driver of the vehicle. Petitioners have one criminal antecedent of similar nature which is mentioned in Para 3 of the bail application.

5.

Petitioners are agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.25,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, bearing Account No.3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, MICR Code: 800016018, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, Patna. 6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Bariyarpur P.S. Case No.154 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS, 2023 with the following conditions: (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77090 of 2024(2) dt.13-11-2024 3/3 the petitioners, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioners. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioners.

(ii) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioners are implicated in any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory bail on the ground of misuse.

7.

The bail bond of the petitioners shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) priyanka/- U T