Ranjeet Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84856 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Ranjeet Yadav S/o Ram Swaroop Yadav Resident of Village - Khalikpur Katchar, P.S - Surajgarha, District - Lakhisarai ... ... 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. Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise PS Case No. 259 C2 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Earlier vide order dated 31.07.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 46294 of 2025, petitioner was granted anticipatory bail, but due to nonfulfillment of condition regarding concealment of criminal antecedent, his bail bonds were not accepted. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 58.680 liters foreign liquor was recovered from Tempo.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84856 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 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 name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case as being owner of the vehicle in question and he was oblivious of the fact that illicit liquor was laden in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 15.11.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. 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 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.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise PS Case No. 259 C2 of 2025.

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