Patna High CourtCR. MISC./77751/2024rejected

Ramji Rai @ Ramjit Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-18Mr. Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77751 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-545 Year-2024 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ramji Rai @ Ramjit Rai S/o Shiv Nandan Bhagat @ Sivnandan Yadav R/o Village - Daulatpur, P.S. - Bihta, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Navin Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 18-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Ara Nawada P.S Case No. 545 of 2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, total 175 litres of country made liquor has been recovered from the trailer of the tractor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent except this case. He also submits that petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77751 of 2024(2) dt.18-01-2025 2/2 offence. He has been falsely been implicated in this case.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner may affect the investigation of this case.

6. From perusal of the F.I.R., seizure list, impugned order and case diary, it appears that petitioner is owner of the said tractor and trailer. Prima facie, it appears involvement of the petitioner in this case.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the present anticipatory bail petition is barred by Section 76(2) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Mayank/- U T