Patna High CourtCR. MISC./79729/2025bail granted

Ranjeet Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-03Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79729 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- Banuchhapar District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar S/o Chandrika Yadav Resident of VillBanuchhapar, Ward No-24, P.S.- Banuchhapar, Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Banuchhapar P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, as amended uptodate.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 2.520 litres of foreign liquor from a motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR 22B 4255.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to enmity. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor or the motorcycle in question in any manner. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79729 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/3 given him instruction that he will file an affidavit to the extent that he will not indulge in crime in any manner in future.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Banuchhapar P.S. Case No. 94 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482

(2) BNSS.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The petitioner is directed to make his attendance before the concerned police station under which his house is located every fortnightly at 10:30 AM on Monday till

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79729 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 3/3 conclusion of the trial and on any single default without any valid reasons on the part of the petitioner, his bail bonds shall be cancelled and the concerned SHO of the police station shall submit his monthly attendance report to the Superintendent of Police having jurisdiction.

9. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T