Raju Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43018 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2026 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Raju Paswan Son of Dharmnath Paswan Resident of Village- Rukunpura, P.S.- Shastrinagar, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Shastrinagar P.S. Case No.135 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 220 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the recovery of illicit liquor was made from a car bearing Registration No. BR01PS 6109, which

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43018 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 2/3 was involved in carrying illegal consignment of liquor. It is also submitted that name of this petitioner arrayed solely on the confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Anil Kumar. It is also submitted that petitioner is neither the owner of the said vehicle nor he was present at the spot. It is also submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail 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 Special Judge, Excise- 2nd , Patna, in connection with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43018 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 3/3 Shastrinagar P.S. Case No.135 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Aniket/- U T