Amarjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75506 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2024 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== Amarjeet Paswan Son of Late Dukhan Paswan @ Late Pukhan Paswan Resident of Village- Garjaul Pasarpur, P.S.- Mahua, Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pratima Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(ii), 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 2925.12 litres of foreign liquor is said to have recovered from the vehicles. He submits that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said truck and pickup. He further submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent of similar nature as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75506 of 2024(3) dt.17-01-2025 2/3

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, bearing Account No. 7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there is nothing recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No.336 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., subject to the further conditions that:

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75506 of 2024(3) dt.17-01-2025 3/3

(2) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T