Sanoj Paswan @ Budhan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86430 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2024 Thana- Sri Nagar District- Purnia ====================================================== Sanoj Paswan @ Budhan Paswan Son of Kailu Paswan Resident of Vill- Sant Nagar, Ward No. 01, P.S.- Shree Nagar, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rakesh Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Altogether 206.250 litres of English wine has been recovered from the house of co-accused Abhinaw Kumar, who is apprehended on the spot and disclosed the name of the accused persons including this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner or from his house. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86430 of 2024(2) dt.17-12-2024 2/3 any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is totally false and based on concocted facts. He was not apprehended on the spot. There is nothing on record to indicate the complicity of the petitioner barring the confessional statement of the apprehended person which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has four criminal antecedents of similar nature of offence that of the present case as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application.

5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the account of Lawyers' Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, bearing Account No. 7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Sri Nagar P.S. Case No. 82 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86430 of 2024(2) dt.17-12-2024 3/3 B.N.S.S., 2023, subject to the further conditions that

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Lawyers' Association Welfare Benevolent Fund.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T