Ranjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 8440 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2024 Thana- TISIAUTA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjeet Paswan S/o- Nagendra Paswan @ Lagindra Paswan R/o- Bindi Chowk (Chauk Bijhauli) (Bejhrauli) P S-Tisiauta District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Tisiauta P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 127(1), 115(2), 132, 74, 352, 351(2), 121(1), 121(2) and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita.

3. The allegation against the petitioners is to deter police officials while they came to the house of petitioner in connection with raid having information qua storing of illicit liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 8440 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that allegation to deter police officials appears very much general and omnibus against petitioner. It is pointed out that the main allegation is against the brother of the petitioner who found drunken and out of said relation being occupant of same house, the petitioner was also implicated with present case. It is submitted that one of the reason for implication of this petitioner with present case is suspicion arising out of his criminal antecedents, as he found involved in two criminal cases which was lodged under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and for said reasons, he was implicated with present case also without having any connecting material.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of fact as allegation qua deterring police officials from discharging their official duties appears very much general and omnibus against above named petitioner, where his implication appears prima facie out of his relation being brother of co-accused who found

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 8440 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 3/3 drunken, accordingly, above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VIII, Vaishali at Hajipur/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Tisiauta P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T