Vikesh Pawan @ Vikash Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31258 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2025 Thana- BANJARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Vikesh Pawan @ Vikash Paswan Son of Kishuni Paswan Resident of village - Ajagari, Masjidwa Tola, P.S.- Banjariya, District - East Champaran, Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Banjariya P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275, 317(5) of the BNS and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 100 litres of liquor was recovered from motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the vehicle. The petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31258 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 2/2 got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 13.02.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Banjariya P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T