Ravi Ojha @ Rabi Ojha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87504 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2024 Thana- Chhaudahi District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ravi Ojha @ Rabi Ojha S/O Krishna Nand Ojha @ Krishna Nandan Ojha @ Krishna Ojha @ Krishnanad Ojha @ Krishnandan Ojha R/O Village/ Mohalla - Lavkush Nagar, Ramghat, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Ward No. 51, P.S.- Kotwali, District-Ayodhya (U.P.).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Diwakar .

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Surendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-01-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(ii)(iii), 36, 41(i) of the Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 4359.600 litres of liquor from a place near Narmada Warehouse and a truck was seized.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated during the course of investigation based on the fact

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87504 of 2025(2) dt.17-01-2026 2/2 that he is owner of the seized vehicle. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025. It is also submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing a crime and thus, would create evidence against himself and hence, would get implicated. It is further submitted that petitioner was completely unaware that his driver would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bailbonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Chhaurahi P. S. Case No.84 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T