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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58949 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2024 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Niranjan Paswan S/o- Karnal Paswan @ Karneal Pasban Village- Bathnaha, PS- Lakhnaur, 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. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 11-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No. 141 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 274, 275 of the B.N.S. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.
3. There is recovery of 40 litre country made liquor, two cylinders, gas stove and also some utensils from near paddy field. Petitioner is alleged to have fled away from the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has neither concern with the paddy field nor with the seized liquor. There is no independent witness
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58949 of 2025(2) dt.11-09-2025 2/2 to the seizure-list. Petitioner has two criminal antecedents. He is in custody since 15.07.2025.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties and facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No. 141 of 2024.
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