Guddu Paswan @ Guddu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48865 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Guddu Paswan @ Guddu Son of Rampati Paswan, Resident of Village - Vishrampur, P.S.- Muffasil, District - Aurangabad (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-08-2024 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Excise PS.Case No.205 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) & 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, on a secret information, the police raided and seized total 10 ltrs. of illicit spirit from the Dicky of a Motorcycle bearing Registration No.BR26W0594.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48865 of 2024(2) dt.21-08-2024 2/2 the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the nature of allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise, Court No.02, Aurangabad in connection with Excise P.S.Case No.205 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U