Ramnath Paswan @ Ramnath v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47117 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-504 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ramnath Paswan @ Ramnath Son of Lotan Paswan Resident of VillageRaysingha P.S.- Muffasil, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ajay Kumar No.2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 30-07-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 504 of 2024, lodged on 19.10.2024, under Sections 317(5)/318(4)/336(3) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of ten litres of country-made liquor has been made which is the subject matter of the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47117 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/2

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean. He submits that petitioner has not been apprehended at the place of occurrence. He submits that petitioner's name has surfaced only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused. He submits that petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean and there are four criminal antecedents of identical nature pending against the petitioner.

6. Considering the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby refused.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T