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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82384 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Samastipur ====================================================== Guddu Kumar Paswan @ Guddu Paswan, aged about- 35 Years (Male), Son of Late Jageshwar Paswan, Resident of Village - Singhia Khurd, Ward No. 13, P.S. - Karpurigram, Dist .- Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Shaheen Begum, A.P.P.

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

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Samastipur Excise P.S. Case No. 258 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act as amended up-to-date.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 21.960 litres of illicit foreign liquor from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that due to enmity, the petitioner has been planted in a false case. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor nor he is involved in trade of liquor in any manner. He further submitted that that petitioner resides in a joint family and some other members of the family may have hid the liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82384 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

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

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the nature of allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Samastipur Excise P.S. Case No. 258 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

8. The present bail application is disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T