Arjun Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74110 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-93 Year-2019 Thana- SINGHWARA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== ARJUN PASWAN S/o Late Asharfi Paswan R/o village- Bhirha Tola, P.S.- Singhwara, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramesh Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Allegation is recovery of 5 bottles of illicit liquor measuring 12.750 litres in front of house of petitioner hidden in a bush.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Neither any illicit liquor has been recovered from his house or his possession nor he has been apprehended from the place from where the illicit liquor was recovered. He has been made accused only on the basis of statement made by his rivals and opponents. Petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74110 of 2019(2) dt.21-01-2020 2/2 criminal antecedent.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of anticipatory bail is allowed and petitioner named above in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks from today, Petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court below, in connection with G.O. Case No. 641 of 2019/Singhwara P.S. Case No. 93 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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