Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82864 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2024 Thana- EXCISE SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Son of Yogendra Chaudhary Resident of Village - Brindavan, P.S. - Amash, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms.Soni Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 04-12-2024 Heard Ms. Soni Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Excise Thana Sherghati Case No. 159 of 2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act lodged on 27.09.2024 by the informant, Ranjeet Kumar Sah.
3. As per the prosecution story, the Police upon information, intercepted a motorcycle and there is recovery/seizure of 65 liters of country made liquor which led to the FIR followed by the arrest.
4. It is the case of the petitioner that he does not own the motorcycle, is a young boy but got implicated, has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 28.09.2024.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82864 of 2024(2) dt.04-12-2024 2/3
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer.
6. Taking into account the aforesaid submission put forward by the parties as also that the petitioner is a young boy having no criminal antecedent, is in custody since 28.09.2024, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Excise Judge, Court No.3, Gaya, in connection with Excise Thana Sherghati Case No. 159 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for next six months to mark his attendance;
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82864 of 2024(2) dt.04-12-2024 3/3 (iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T