Rishabh Kumar @ Videshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85733 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-654 Year-2024 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Rishabh Kumar @ Videshi S/O Sri Ramayan @ Ramayan Ray Resident of Kurji Balu Par, Shakti Nagar Road, P.S- Digha, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shadab Akhter, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Maner PS Case No. 654 of 2024 arising out of Special Excise Case No. 3349 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 1513.68 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Truck. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85733 of 2024(2) dt.17-12-2024 2/2 in question. The petitioner is in custody since 26.09.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Maner PS Case No. 654 of 2024 arising out of Special Excise Case No. 3349 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T