Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4404/2025bail granted

Ranjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-04Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4404 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2024 Thana- KUTUMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ranjeet Paswan S/O Triveni Paswan R/O Village - Maharajganj, P.SKutumba, District- Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kutumba P.S. Case No. 196 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 100 litres of liquor has been recovered from the house adjacent to the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4404 of 2025(2) dt.04-02-2025 2/2 from the house located adjacent to the house of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 14.12.2024 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kutumba P.S. Case No. 196 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T