Allowed¶7

Ram Binay Rai @ Ramvinay Rai v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC17 Mar 2025CR. MISC./7720/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Regular bail granted; Patna High Court Crl. Misc. No. 7720 of 2025; decision 17-03-2025; Chandra Prakash Singh, J.; Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024 (East Champaran, FIR dated 28.10.2024); Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act Sections 30(a), 32, 41(1); illicit Nepali country-made liquor, 56 litres recovered from co-accused's house; petitioner alleged seller of liquor; one criminal antecedent; custody since 30.10.2024; bail-bond Rs. 20,000/- with two like sureties; Motihari court.

What did the court decide?

Regular bail granted: petitioner directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024. ¶7

Ram Binay Rai @ Ramvinay Rai Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

¶7

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, Ram Binay Rai @ Ramvinay Rai, named in Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024 registered u/ss 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, should be enlarged on regular bail.

¶2

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024.

¶6

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — granted (single-judge oral order). Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 7720 of 2025, decided 17-03-2025 by Chandra Prakash Singh, J., arising out of Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024 (dated 28.10.2024), District East Champaran, registered u/ss 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act (Act cited without year; recorded as printed). As per the prosecution case, 56 litres of illicit Nepali country-made liquor was recovered from the house of a co-accused and the petitioner was alleged to be involved in selling liquor with him. Petitioner asserted innocence and that nothing was recovered from his conscious possession; he disclosed one criminal antecedent and had been in custody since 30.10.2024. Learned A.P.P. opposed the petition. Considering the facts and the period of custody, the Court directed enlargement on bail on a bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari; the application stands allowed.

¶1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7720 of 2025

¶2

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2024 Thana- LAKHAURA District- East Champaran

¶3

======================================================

¶4

Ram Binay Rai @ Ramvinay Rai Son of Bishwanath Rai @ Vishwanath Ray Resident of Village - Godhiya, P.S.- Lakhaura, District- East Champaran

¶5

... ... Petitioner/s

¶6

Versus

¶7

The State of Bihar Bihar

¶8

... ... Opposite Party/s

¶9

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur ======================================================

¶10

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

¶11

ORAL ORDER

¶12

2 17-03-2025

¶13

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

¶14

A.P.P for the State.

¶15

2 . The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024 dated 28.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

¶16

3 . As per the prosecution case, total 56 litres of illicit Nepali country made liquor was recovered from the house of the co-accused person and the petitioner was involved in the business of selling liquor with the co-accused person.

¶17

4 . Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

¶18

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7720 of 2025(2) dt.17-03-2025 2/2

¶19

this case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 30.10.2024.

¶20

5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

¶21

6 . Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 168 of 2024.

¶22

7 . The application stands allowed.

¶23

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

¶24

guddukr/-

¶25

U T

Ram Binay Rai @ Ramvinay Rai v. The State of Bihar

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Ram Binay Rai @ Ramvinay Rai v. The State of Bihar

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Raghunath Sahni Vs The State of Bihar

Upendra Kebat Vs The State of Bihar

Pinku Yadav @ Chandan Kumar Vs The State Of Bihar

Barun Mandal Vs The State of Bihar

Parvez @ Pravez Vs The State of Bihar

Doli Devi Vs The State of Bihar