Rampravesh Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Rampravesh Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, release on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023, in connection with Bandeya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Bandeya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, alleging recovery of illicit liquor from a motorcycle of which he is the alleged owner.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances and submissions of counsel, the Court directed that in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned in connection with Bandeya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail - Patna High Court granted pre-arrest bail to petitioner alleged to be the owner of a motorcycle from which 20 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered after the riders fled leaving the vehicle; defence claimed the motorcycle had been taken by one Deepak Kumar without the petitioner's knowledge or consent and that nothing was recovered from his conscious possession; petitioner stated he had no criminal antecedent and undertook to cooperate with investigation and trial. Bail granted conditionally: upon arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, release on a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2), B.N.S.S., 2023, in connection with Bandeya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53443 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2025 Thana- BANDEYA District- Aurangabad

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Rampravesh Yadav S/o Rajesh Yadav R/o vill - Chaubada, P.S.- Rafiganj, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Pronoti Singh, A.P.P. ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

3 17-10-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, 20 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from the sack which was thrown by the accused persons who were riding on the motorcycle. It is alleged that the accused persons fled away from the place of occurrence leaving the motorcycle and petitioner is alleged to be owner of the motorcycle.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being the registered owner of the motorcycle in question. Further submission is that on the alleged date of occurrence, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53443 of 2025(3) dt.17-10-2025 2/2

motorcycle in question was taken by one Deepak Kumar for some urgent work and without knowledge and consent of the petitioner, his vehicle was being used for transportation of illicit liquor. It is submitted that petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned in connection with Bandeya P.S. Case No. 07 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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