Patna High CourtCR. MISC./69073/2024bail granted

Laxman Paswan @ Laxaman Pasawan v. The State Of Bihar

2024-10-08Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71616 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Vaishali ====================================================== Nitesh Kumar S/O Arun Kumar @ Arun Singh R/O Village- Harpur Hari, Ward No. 1, P.S- Harilochanpur, Distt.- Vaishali. . ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 69073 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Vaishali ====================================================== Laxman Paswan @ Laxaman Pasawan Son of Ganga Paswan Resident of Village - Nauwachak P.S. - Patepur, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

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

(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 71616 of 2024) For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinod Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 69073 of 2024) For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kanhiya Kishor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-10-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioners are seeking regular bail in connection with Mahua Excise P.S. Case No. 122 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegedly, 446.400 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the temporary hut of the petitioners.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71616 of 2024(2) dt.08-10-2024 2/2 implicated in this case. Nothing was recovered from possession of the petitioners. He has further submitted that the petitioners are under custody since 11.08.2024.

5. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-II-cum-Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua Excise P.S. Case No. 122 of 2024, subject to the following conditions that the petitioners shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make themselves available as and when required by the court.

6. Before release, the learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedents of the petitioners and if they are found that the petitioners are either involved in any case other than the present one or other than the cases as mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition, their bail bonds shall not be accepted.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T