Dharmendra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2725 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-555 Year-2024 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Dharmendra Paswan S/o- Thakur Paswan Village- Andaur Ps- Kochas DistRohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chhote Lal Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 555 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 50 litres of country made liquor was recovered from motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no knowledge and concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the name of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2725 of 2025(2) dt.24-01-2025 2/2 petitioner has transpired as being owner of the seized motorcycle in question bearing Regd. No. BR45N- 2512 which was given to one Golu Kumar (Brother-in-law of the petitioner) for his personal use. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 555 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T