Patna High CourtCR. MISC./29241/2025bail granted

Chotu Kumar Paswan @ Chhotu Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-06Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29241 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2025 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chotu Kumar Paswan @ Chhotu Kumar Paswan S/o Late Mahendra Paswan Resident of Village- Mirja Chowki, Ward No. 2, P.S.- Mirja Chowki, Distt.- Sahebganj (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025 dated 28.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 120 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the sack near railway track.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The recovery was made from an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29241 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/2 open place that was accessible to anyone. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T