Ranjan Paswan @ Rajan PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18427 of 2026
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2025 Thana- Daudnagar Excise District- Aurangabad
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                 Ranjan Paswan @ Rajan Paswan Son of Ambikeshwar @ Ambika Paswan
                 Resident of Village- Mahadeva, P.S.- Obra, District- Aurangabad, Bihar

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Ms. Rupa Kumari, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   25-03-2026                     Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

                   learned APP for the State.

                                   2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in

                   connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 for allegedly

                   having committed offence under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the

                   Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

                                   3. As per the prosecution case, while the informant

                   was on patrolling duty, he signaled a motorcycle to stop, but the

                   persons riding the motorcycle did not stop the motorcycle and

                   attempted to flee away. Both the persons were apprehended by

                   the Police personnel and on search, total 15 litres of country

                   made illicit mahua liquor was recovered from a sack placed on

                   the seat of the motorcycle bearing registration no. BR24 AH

                   1913. On the statement made by the apprehended persons, the
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          name of the petitioner transpired in this present case.

                          4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits

          that the petitioner was not arrested at the place of occurrence

          rather his name transpired on the confessional statement of the

          apprehended persons, since they had taken away the motorcycle

          of the petitioner on the date of occurrence for some personal

          work. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

          possession of the petitioner. While preparing the seizure, the

          provisions contained under Section 103 of the B.N.S.S. was not

          followed. Later on, the petitioner came to know that co-accused

          Ranjeet Kumar, who has taken away the motorcycle of the

          petitioner on the pretext that he has to go to hospital, has been

          arrested and his motorcycle has been seized. The petitioner is

          having five criminal antecedents of similar nature, in which he

          is on bail.

                          5. The learned APP for the State vehemently

          opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the

          petitioner is a habitual offender and is an accused in five more

          cases of similar nature.

                          6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties,

          let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or

          surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on
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                     furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two

                     sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

                     Special Judge, Excise Court No.02, Aurangabad,           Bihar in

                     connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025, subject to the

                     conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.,

                     with further condition:

                                  (1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the

                     criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it

                     is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal

                     antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation

                     of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail

                     bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be

                     delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.



                                                 (Ritesh Kumar, J)
AjayMishra/-

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