Ravi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79121 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-343 Year-2023 Thana- WARISNAGAR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Son Of Rambabu Mahto @ Ram Babu Mahto R/O Of VillageMathurapur Op, P.O. And P.S.- Waris Nagar, District- Samastipur, StateBihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhigyan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 15-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30 (a), 41 and 56(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 329.4 liters of foreign liquor is said to have recovered from the car and 9 liters of foreign liquor is said to have recovered from motorcycle. He submits that the petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicles. He further submits that the petitioner's name has been transpired in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79121 of 2023(2) dt.15-12-2023 2/3 this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, Vimlesh Kumar. He also submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to dirty village politics. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, bearing Account No.3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, Patna.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there is nothing recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Warisnagar P.S. Case No.343 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C., subject to the further conditions that:

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79121 of 2023(2) dt.15-12-2023 3/3 the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to who he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) That the bailor shall also stated on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after their release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T