Dubahi Paswan @ Ram Bahadur Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35008 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2025 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Dubahi Paswan @ Ram Bahadur Paswan Son of Murat Paswan Resident of Village - Kako, P.S.- Bhairavsthan, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 03-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner in this application prays for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case no. 35 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. As per the prosecution case, on the statement of coaccused made before the police, a raid was conducted on the house of the petitioner. It is stated that 5 litres of country liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. Neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor any incriminating article recovered from his possession or from his house. He has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35008 of 2025(2) dt.03-06-2025 2/2 no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation in the F.I.R. and specially the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case no. 35 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Jhanjarpur, District- Madhubani.
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