Ratan Kumar @ Ratan Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86481 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-494 Year-2024 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna ====================================================== Ratan Kumar @ Ratan Rai Son of Rai G @ Sukindar Ray R/O- Patthar Ghat, Maurfganj, P.S.- Malsalami, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-12-2024 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 Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 18 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the Scooty which does not belong to the petitioner. He submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, bearing Account No.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86481 of 2024(2) dt.18-12-2024 2/2 7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No. 494 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., subject to the further conditions that:
(i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.
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 Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, Patna.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T