Guddu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74034 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2025 Thana- SARSI District- Purnia ====================================================== Guddu Paswan Son of Banhai Paswan @ Banai Paswan @ Binay Paswan Resident of Village- Suhai @ Sehai PS- Vaishali Dist -Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Sarsi P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025 dated 28.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 4923 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the tank-lorry vehicle and four different number plates were also recovered from the said vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74034 of 2025(2) dt.31-10-2025 2/3 the said vehicle as stated in para-6 of the bail petition. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has nine criminal antecedents in which he is on bail in eight criminal cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 14.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 44255 of 2025. Learned counsel has submitted that no case is made out against the petitioner. Learned Counsel has relied on the judgment of Full Bench of Hon'ble Patna High Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar 2019

(2) PLJR 1089. The Full Bench in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra) has held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76 (2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner by submitting that the bar of Section 76(2) of the Act applies in this case.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74034 of 2025(2) dt.31-10-2025 3/3 of the case as well as the material available on record, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Purnia in connection with Sarsi P.S. Case No. 62 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with further condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T