Chhathu Paswan @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21659 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2025 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Chhathu Paswan @ Chhotu Kumar S/o Late Bhikhari Paswan @ Late Chhohara Paswan, R/o Village- Manohar Tola, Amartha, P.S.- Karakat (Gorari), District-Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dashrath Mehta, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No.97 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 30 liter country made liquor from the wheat fields. It is alleged that the petitioner fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that except the disclosure statement, there is no material against the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21659 of 2025(2) dt.29-04-2025 2/2 the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the place of occurrence. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-I, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No.97 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T