Ajay Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72937 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-412 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Jamui ====================================================== Ajay Paswan S/o Late Shankar Paswan R/o Village- Dumari, Ward No.6, P.S.- Singhaul, Dist.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kumar Sinha, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 72 litre illicit foreign liquor from a Tata Safari Car bearing Registration No. BR-01OD-9900 driven by the petitioner who was apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been implicated in this case being the driver of the vehicle in question. He further submits that petitioner was working on the instruction of owner of the vehicle and he had no knowledge about the fact that the seized liquor is kept in the vehicle. Learned counsel submits that no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72937 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/2 incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 24.07.2025, having one criminal antecedent of similar nature, in which he is on bail and charge sheet had already been submitted in this case after completion of investigation. Learned counsel submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Jamui in connection with Jamui Excise P.S. Case No.412 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T