Ranjan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21880 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2025 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== 1.
Ranjan Paswan, aged about - 25 years, Male, son of Late Ambika Paswan 2.
Pappu Paswan, aged about - 23 years, Male, son of Late Ambika Paswan Both are resident of Village- Mahadeva, PS- Obra, District- Aurangabad Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Rupa Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard Mrs. Rupa Kumari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.
3. Allegation is of recovery of 120 litres of countrymade liquor from from a bush near Sone river.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case due to local village politics. Petitioners
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21880 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 have no concern with the alleged seized liquor nor they are involved in trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners and submits that due to sale and consumption of illicit liquor, day after day, hooch tragedy occurs and the State Officials of different department appears to have facilitated smuggling and trade of illicit liquor inside the State of Bihar. As such, involvement of the petitioners cannot be ruled out from illicit trade of liquor.
6. Considering the fact that the recovery of 120 litres of country made liquor from a bush near Sone river, which is an open place and easily accessible to any one, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise Court No. 2, Aurangabad, Bihar, in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025, subject to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21880 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioners as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T