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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./17568/2025bail granted

Uma Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-08Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17568 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-321 Year-2024 Thana- PATAHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Uma Paswan Son of Bigan Paswan Resident of Village - Harnaraina, P.S.- Patahi, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ahmad Ali , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 274 and 275 of B. N S and Section 30 (a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment ) Act 2022 .

3 . It is alleged that 24 liters of Nepali country made liquor was recovered from an open place .

4. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of Chaukidar. The alleged recovery of illicit liquor has been made from open place . No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17568 of 2025(2) dt.08-04-2025 2/2 recovery . Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5 . Learned counsel for the State opposes the bail petition .

6. Considering the facts of the case, in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Excise special Judge Excise Court No. 03 East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Patahi Police Station Case No. 321 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 ( 2 ) of BNSS 2023 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T