Vikki Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9765 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-230 Year-2025 Thana- MAGADH UNIVERSITY District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Vikki Paswan S/O Kapil Paswan R/v- Bagalti Ps- Mohanpur Dist- Gaya 2.

Chandan Kumar S/o- Yogendra Thakur R/v- Chhotki Badbhani Mocharim Ps- Bodhgaya Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Sharda Kumari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with M.U.P.S. Case No. 230 of 2025, instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 390.75 litres of liquor was recovered from car.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioners transpired in this case on the basis of disclosure made by co-accused Sunil Kumar Paswan. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent. There is no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9765 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner No.2 is the owner of alleged vehicle and he has no knowledge regarding nature goods loaded by the driver of the vehicle. Learned counsel for the petitioners, therefore, contends that prima-facie no case is made out against the petitioners.

5.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest/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.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with M.U.P.S. Case No. 230 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T