Lalit Paswan @ Lalit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1250 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-393 Year-2021 Thana- LALIT NARAYAN UNIVERSITY District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Lalit Paswan @ Lalit Kumar son of Virendra Paswan @ Vijendra Paswan Mohalla- Laxmi Sagar Ps- LNMU Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishor Prasad, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Meena Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-01-2024 Heard Mr. Nawal Kishor Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mrs. Meena Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Lalit Narayan University (L.N.M.U.) P.S. Case No. 393 of 2021 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 15.750 litres of foreign liquor from near the septic tank of Bhavnath Jha.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone. Nothing has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1250 of 2024(2) dt.24-01-2024 2/2 from conscious possession of the petitioner.

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

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below 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 Judge-II (Excise Act), Darbhanga in connection with Lalit Narayan University (L.N.M.U.) P.S. Case No. 393 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The court below 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 Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force. (Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T