Ranjeet @ Ranjeet Paswan @ Ranjit Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42443 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2024 Thana- MANJHAUL District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ranjeet @ Ranjeet Paswan @ Ranjit Paswan S/O Sitaram Paswan R/O Village- Rampur, Chharrapatti, Sakrauli, PS- Cheria Bariyarpur, DistrictBegusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Manjhaul P.S. Case No. 62 of 2024 dated 20.08.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a), 32(2)(3), 36 and 41(1)(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 235 litres 875 ML of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner but he is the driver of the seized vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42443 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioner. As per para. 8 of the bail petition, the petitioner is the registered owner of the said vehicle. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 30.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 70250/2024. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 16.05.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Manjhaul P.S. Case No. 62 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T