Laxmi Paswan @ Lakshmi Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84473 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-177 Year-2024 Thana- KHANPURA District- Samastipur ====================================================== Laxmi Paswan @ Lakshmi Paswan Son of Yogendra Paswan Resident of Village- Nathudwar, Police Station- Khanpur, District-Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khanpur PS Case No. 177 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 36 liters liquor was recovered from motorcycle.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is owner of motorcycle and learned counsel goes
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84473 of 2025(2) dt.04-12-2025 2/2 on to submit that recovery is planted. The petitioner is in custody since 10.09.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. 5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Khanpur PS Case No. 177 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T