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Kunal Paswan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC9 Nov 2023CR. MISC./73860/2023

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What is this about?

The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in an FIR concerning liquor possession under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The court accepted the petitioner's clean record and the procedural lapses in recovery, subject to standard conditions.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner granted anticipatory bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount to the Special Excise Judge, Bhojpur.

Kunal Paswan Vs The State of Bihar — Consumer Protection | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73860 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-502 Year-2020 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur

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KUNAL PASWAN son of Late Ram Babu Paswan Village- Parev Ps- Bihta Dist- Patna

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeeb Kumar Sanju, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 09-11-2023

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Heard Mr. Sanjeeb Kumar Sanju, learned counsel for

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the petitioner as well as Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No.502 of 2020, F.I.R. dated 27.12.2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 and 414 of the IPC.

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Allegation against the petitioner is of recovery of 200 litre ‘Mahua’ Liquor from the motorcycles.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the ground that the recovery has been made from the motorcycle in question and the petitioner is owner of the motorcycle in question, so the petitioner has

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73860 of 2023(2) dt.09-11-2023 2/4

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falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that in fact the petitioner has sell the motorcycle in question to one Panch Ratan on 18.05.2018 itself but he has admitted that the said Panch Ratan had not transferred the said motorcycle in question in his name. Further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is non-compliance with mandatory procedure prescribed for recovery under Section 100 of Cr. P.C. No case, whatsoever, would be made out against the petitioner under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner referring the provision contained in Section 76(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and submitted that the prearrest bail would not be maintainable.

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This court is aware of the decision of the Full Bench in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.LJ.R. 1089 . Having regard to the law laid down in the aforesaid judgment and the submission advanced on behalf of the parties, this Court, for the limited purpose of grant of anticipatory bail, is inclined to accept the submission of counsel for the petitioner.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73860 of 2023(2) dt.09-11-2023 3/4

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Considering the aforesaid facts that petitioner is having clean antecedent, nothing has recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on anticipatory 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 Special Excise Judge, IInd, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No.502 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and with other following conditions:-

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(i) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.

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(ii) If the petitioner tamper with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of anticipatory bail.

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(iii) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73860 of 2023(2) dt.09-11-2023 4/4

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any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for cancellation of anticipatory 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.

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(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)

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Prakash Narayan U T

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