Ravi Pasi @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72976 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ravi Pasi @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar Son of Ram Janam Chaudhary Resident of Village - Hanuman Garhi Musai Tola, P.S.- Akorhigola, District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise Case No. 195 of 2019 for the offence registered under Sections 30(a) and 56(b) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

The allegation as per the prosecution story is that the excise officials along with police persons, on the basis of secret information, raids near the place of occurrence and recovered a total quantity of 933.12 litres of illicit foreign liquor and 210 litres of country made liquor as well as one Bajaj Discover Motorcycle near western canal in southern Khichariyan Bigha Rasta.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72976 of 2019(2) dt.18-12-2019 2/3 Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of secret information allegedly received by the Excise Officials and police. Learned counsel further submits that nothing was recovered from the conscious possession or vehicle or premises belonging to the petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that from perusal of the prosecution report, it is evident that the alleged illicit liquor was recovered from an open space which is accessible to all.

Having regard to the submissions made by the parties and taking into consideration the facts that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and nothing recovered from possession or vehicle or premises belonging to the petitioner, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Excise Case No. 195 of 2019, subject to the condition as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72976 of 2019(2) dt.18-12-2019 3/3 laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) uma/- U T