Sanjiv Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83561 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-492 Year-2025 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sanjiv Ray, S/o Jiyalal Ray @ Jiyalal Prasad Yadav, Resident of village - Mohammadpur, P.S - Paroo, District - Muzaffapur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate.
For the State :
Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 492 of 2025 dated 14.09.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per allegation, 2979.800 litres of illicit liquor has been recovered from the truck bearing registration No. MH34BZ-4236 and total 138.240 litres from a pick-up van bearing registration No. BR-06GB-6400. As per further allegation, the petitioner was seen fleeing from the place of recovery as identified by the local Chowkidar in the torch light.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83561 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/3 case. He further submits that petitioner is neither owner nor driver of either of the vehicles and he has nothing to do with the alleged offence. There is no legally admissible material on record to connect the petitioner with the alleged offence. He further submits that no prima facie case is made out against the petitioner.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has been made accused in 23 cases in which he is on bail except Paroo P.S. Case No. 417 of 2025.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering that no prima facie case is made out against the petitioner, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83561 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court below in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 492 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S 2023, and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) S.Ali/- U T