Awadhesh Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62636 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-95 Year-2025 Thana- Excise Jhanjharpur District- Madhubani ====================================================== Awadhesh Paswan S/O Baidhnath Paswan R/O Village- Rajanpura, P.S.- Andhratharhi, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Jhanjharpur Excise P.S.Case no. 95 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under sections 30(a), 32(1) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, seeing the police personnel the accused is said to have left a bag and of having fled way. On a search being conducted 24 litres of liquor was recovered from the said bag and the person who fled way was identified as the petitioner herein.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case because of his antecedent. Neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62636 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 nor any incriminating article recovered from his possession. He undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation in the F.I.R. and no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Jhanjharpur Excise P.S. Case no. 95 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise Act, Jhajharpur, Madhubani. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash/- U