Raja Kumar @ Raja Paswan @ Raja Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82299 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2024 Thana- CHERIYA BARIYARPUR DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Raja Kumar @ Raja Paswan @ Raja Kumar Paswan Son of Ranjit Paswan R/o Village- Nagdah, P.S.- Begusarai, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Cheriya Bariyarpur P.S.Case No.141 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 130 ltr. of country-made liquor was recovered from the banana plantation, situated behind the house of the petitioner and co-accused.

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submitted that the place of recovery is open place, which is accessible to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82299 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 anyone.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, as well as, considering the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the district court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Begusarai in connection with Cheriya Bariyarpur P.S.Case No.141 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) of BNSS.

7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T