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Ravi Kumar @ Pro. Ravi Kumar @ Proprietor Ravi Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 May 2026CR. MISC./34006/2026

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What is this about?

anticipatory bail; fertiliser dealer; hoarding and black marketing; Section 7 E.C. Act; BNS Sections 318(4), 316(2), 336(2), 336(3); Section 482(2) BNSS; cancellation of fertiliser dealership licence 19.12.2025; POS machine stock discrepancy; 1059 bags of fertilizers recovered; statutory appeal pending; godown sealed; M/S Hariom Khad Bhandar; Ravi Kumar proprietor; Lauriya P.S. Case No. 83 of 2026; West Champaran; Bettiah SDJM; Patna High Court CR. MISC.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisoinal Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, subject to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and conditions (i)-(iii). ¶20

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What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Ravi Kumar, proprietor of M/S Hariom Khad Bhandar, apprehending arrest in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 83 of 2026 dated 11.02.2026 (offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 336(2), 336(3) of the B.N.S. and Section 7 of the E.C. Act), should be released on anticipatory bail.

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Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted: the petitioner, above named, is to be released in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisoinal Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 83 of 2026.

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Ratio / Principle

Basis of the grant: having heard counsel, the Court considered that all the issues may be considered in the pending statutory appeal, and the petitioner is required to place before the appellate authority all materials essential for ventilating his grievances there.

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Key takeaways

Additional condition (i): one of the bailors shall be a family member/relative/known person of the petitioner, who shall provide an official document/personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide.ratio¶21
Additional condition (ii): the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court; failure to appear on two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself.ratio¶24
Additional condition (iii): the petitioner shall in no way try to induce, promise or threaten the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

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Patna High Court (Ajit Kumar, J.; oral order dt. 21-05-2026) in Criminal Miscellaneous No.34006 of 2026: anticipatory bail granted to Ravi Kumar (@ Pro. Ravi Kumar @ Proprietor Ravi Kumar), proprietor of M/S Hariom Khad Bhandar, Lauriya (West Champaran), apprehending arrest in Lauriya P.S. Case No. 83 of 2026 (F.I.R. dt. 11.02.2026) registered under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 336(2), 336(3) of the B.N.S. and Section 7 of the E.C. Act. Prosecution alleges that after cancellation of the firm's fertiliser dealership licence on 19.12.2025, the proprietor illegally stored fertilizers (1059 bags recovered from the godown) for hoarding and black marketing; the petitioner contends the cancellation followed a POS-machine stock discrepancy without opportunity to explain, and a statutory appeal against the cancellation is pending. The Court released him on anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within four weeks on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two like sureties to the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, subject to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and three further conditions (bona fide bailor with document/affidavit; appearance on every trial-court date, failure on two consecutive dates entailing bond cancellation; no inducement/threat to witnesses or tampering with evidence), observing that the disputed issues fall to be considered in the pending statutory appeal.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34006 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2026 Thana- LAURIA District- West Champaran

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Ravi Kumar @ Pro. Ravi Kumar @ Proprietor Ravi Kumar S/o Lalbabu Prasad Resident of Village- Lauriya, Ward No. 02, P.S.- Lauriya, DistrictWest Champaran, Proprietor of M/S Hariom Khad Bhandar, Hanuman Chowk, P.S.- Lauriya, District- West Champaran

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar 2. Agricultural Co-ordinator-cum-Fertiliser Inspector, Lauriya, West Champaran Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Madhukar Anand, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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2 21-05-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 83 of 2026 dated 11.02.2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 318(4), 316(2), 336(2), 336(3) of the B.N.S. and Section 7 of the E.C. Act.

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As per prosecution case, the allegation, in brief, is that pursuant to the directions of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Narkatiyaganj and the District Agriculture Officer, an enquiry team inspected the godown of M/S Hariom Khad Bhandar, whose licence had already been cancelled on 19.12.2025 and

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34006 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 2/4

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recovered 1059 bags of fertilizers stored therein. It is alleged that despite cancellation of licence, the proprietor Ravi Kumar illegally stored the fertilizers for the purpose of hoarding and black marketing.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged in the F.I.R. It is submitted that petitioner is the proprietor of M/s Hariom Khad Bhandar which firm was granted license to carry out the business of a dealer in fertilizer through license no. D-SL20318042475693, for a period from 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2029. It is next submitted that on the basis of certain information based on conjectures and surmises, the petitioner’s license is said to have been cancelled by showing difference in quantity in POS machine in relation to the stock in the warehouse and, as also, for having sold out fertilizers without giving any chance to explain the actual position. It is the case of the petitioner that all of a sudden, vide letter dated 19.12.2025, the petitioner was directed to deposit the POS machine, which the petitioner had complied and the shop/godown was sealed. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner has never sold out any fertilizers beyond the invoices, which was available with the petitioner as per the stock register and the allegations are false

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34006 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 3/4

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and frivolous. It is also the case of the petitioner that against cancellation, there is already an appeal pending and all these issues, for which the First Information Report has been registered, can be gone into by the authorities in the said statutory appeal, which has been preferred by this petitioner.

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Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that all the issues may be considered in appeal and the petitioner is required to place all such materials which would be essential for ventilating his grievances in the pending appeal, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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 learned Sub-Divisoinal Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 83 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions:

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(i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34006 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 4/4

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official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide;

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(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

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(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

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(Ajit Kumar, J)

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rishi/-

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