Raju Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43011 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2026 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Raju Paswan Son of Santu Paswan Resident of village - Ward no. 11, urfaul, Ufraul, Upraul, Dharampur Dharma, Chakmaruf, Ps- Vaishali (Belsar OP) Dist- Vaishali, Bihar ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Hemant Ray, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No.1, 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 named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No.205 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 6 litres of IMFL/country-made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made from the house of petitioner. It is also submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43011 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 2/3 the name of petitioner arrayed solely on the basis of suspicion as the said house is a joint family property of petitioner. Is is further argued that petitioner is not in any way connected with the alleged liquor. It is also submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious possession of this petitioner. It is also submitted that the seizure list also appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather than by police personnel. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43011 of 2026(2) dt.02-07-2026 3/3 learned Exclusive Special Excise Court II, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No.205 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