Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36759/2025bail granted

Dhananjay Paswan @ Dhananjay Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-16Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36759 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-2025 Thana- PHULWARIYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Dhananjay Paswan @ Dhananjay Kumar Paswan S/O Late Harihar Paswan @ Harihar Manjhi Resident of Village- Turkaha, P.S- Phulwariya, DistrictGopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dewanand Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 40 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 684 litres of liquor has been recovered from poultry farm.

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 rather the recovery has been made from the poultry farm which is a place accessible to local

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36759 of 2025(2) dt.16-06-2025 2/2 people. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 08.04.2025 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 Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 40 of 2025.

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