Raj Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39568 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2026 Thana- Dhobaha District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Raj Kumar Paswan S/O Dhunmun Paswan @ Dunmun Ram R/O Shukalapua @ Shukalpura, P.O.- Dariyapur, P.S.- Dhobha, Distt.- Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vivek Kunwar, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 11.94 liters illicit foreign liquor was recovered from an open place.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on secret information. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39568 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/2 claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No., 1, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Dhobha P.S. Case No. 33 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T