Jilajit Paswan @ Sonu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89580 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2024 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Jilajit Paswan @ Sonu Paswan S/o- Jagarnath Paswan, Resident of VillageRaiyam, P.S.- Bhairavasthan, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail have been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case No. 99/2024 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with others fled away seeing the police. After that a hut was being searched and from that hut 14 liters of country-made liquor and 13 liter of solution of water and jaggery was recovered. Co-villagers disclosed the name of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. From the perusal of the seizure list, it is clear that seizure has been made from the hut which was near

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89580 of 2024(3) dt.17-01-2025 2/2 school. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case No. 99/2024, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned the Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands allowed.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T