Munshi Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12210 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-538 Year-2024 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Munshi Paswan Son of Hirday Paswan, Resident of Village- Ward No. 12, Chainpur Dhaka, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-03-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Dhaka P.S.Case No.538 of 2024, registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, altogether 30 ltr. of nepali liquor has been recovered from the hut of the petitioner.

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12210 of 2025(2) dt.28-03-2025 2/2 the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special, Excise Court No.3, East Champaran at Motihari /concerned court, in connection with Dhaka P.S.Case No.538 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482

(2) of BNSS.

7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T