Patna High CourtCR. MISC./54648/2025bail granted

Manu Paswan @ Abhimanyu Kumar @ Abhimanyu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-13Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54648 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-542 Year-2024 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manu Paswan @ Abhimanyu Kumar @ Abhimanyu Paswan S/O Rajdev Paswan @ Rajdev Hajra Resident of Village- Semara, P.S- Chiraiya, DistrictEast Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aditya Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Chiraiya P.S. case No. 542 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 60 liters liquor was recovered from bank of river.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54648 of 2025(2) dt.13-08-2025 2/3 of liquor. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of disclosure made by local Chowkidar. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the place from where recovery is made, is an open place accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 02.06.2025 and has got four criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chiraiya P.S. case No. 542 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54648 of 2025(2) dt.13-08-2025 3/3 of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Pankaj/- U T