Vikash Kumar @ Vikash Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78966 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-621 Year-2025 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Vikash Paswan S/o Late Raj Kumar Paswan R/vMustaffapur, P.S- Gaurichak, Distt-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 621 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

As per prosecution case, the police has recovered total 350 liters of illicit country-made liquor from Tempo. 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 name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case as being

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78966 of 2025(2) dt.14-11-2025 2/2 passenger of the vehicle in question and he was oblivious of the fact that illicit liquor was laden in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 06.09.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 10-11-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 75115 of 2025.

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 Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 621 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T