Sanoj Paswan @ Budhan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44710 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2025 Thana- Sri Nagar District- Purnia ====================================================== Sanoj Paswan @ Budhan Paswan S/o Late Kailu Paswan @ Kesu Paswan R/o vill - Sant Nagar Makhnaha, ward no. 1, Thana- Sri Nagar, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

The State Of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Srinagar P.S. Case no. 51 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a Car, altogether 375 ml of the country made liquor was recovered. Two persons, namely, Aman Kumar and Awadhesh Kumar were apprehended, who disclosed the name of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44710 of 2025(2) dt.18-07-2025 2/2 connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of his criminal antecedent of eight cases of similar nature.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner stating that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of eight cases.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory Bail. Accordingly the same stands rejected.

7. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks and the trial Court will consider his bail application on its own merit without being prejudiced with the above observation.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T