Ranjay Paswan @ Ranjan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27894 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-478 Year-2021 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== RANJAY PASWAN @ RANJAN PASWAN S/o Dukhi Paswan R/o villageBhuskaul, P.S.- Keoti, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Karn For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-08-2022 Heard the parties through virtual Court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceedings. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, office will place the matter before the Bench. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a)(c)(d) and 34(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Altogether 52 liters of country made liquor and other articles used in manufacturing of liquor is said to have been recovered from the place of occurrence. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other accused persons are involved in manufacturing of illicit liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27894 of 2022(2) dt.26-08-2022 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. His name transpired in the case on the basis of suspicion. Petitioner has neither been apprehended on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. The recovery has been made from an orchard near the bank of a river and it does not belongs to the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent of similar nature, as also mentioned in para-3 of the bail application. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for grant of bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, since the petitioner is a member of syndicate involved in manufacturing of illicit liquor, I am not inclined to enlarge him on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T