Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87651 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-177 Year-2025 Thana- Jaitpur District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar Son of Triveni Sah R/o Village - Khaira, P.S. - Jaitpur, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hemant Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his/her arrest in connection with Jitpur P.S. Case No. 177 of 2025, dated 28.09.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 27 September 2025 while the informant was on patrolling near Basra Chowk with armed forces, a spy informed him that Ranjit Kumar, a resident of Khaira village, was storing foreign liquor in his house. Upon receiving this information, the informant arrived at Ranjit Kumar's house and knocked the door. Upon arrival, the informant discovered a light bulb was burning in the corridor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87651 of 2025(2) dt.19-12-2025 2/3 and a man had managed to escape by opening a back door. The Police Officer identified the escapee as Ranjit Kumar. When the informant conducted a proper search of the house, total 8.250 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the room. A seizure list was prepared for the same.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the recovery is shown to have been made from the house of the petitioner, while the said house is in joint possession and petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.

6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the constructive possession and/or premises belonging to the petitioner and petitioner has clean antecedent, accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87651 of 2025(2) dt.19-12-2025 3/3 learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Jaitpur P.S. Case No. 177 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Ajit Kumar, J) pravinkumar/- U T