Mantu Kumar Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No.46997 of 2025, decided 14-10-2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra (oral order). Anticipatory bail allowed to Mantu Kumar Paswan apprehending arrest in Aurangabad Excise P.S. Case No. 1042/2024 (Sections 30(a), 32(3), Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023); prosecution case of recovery of 15 liters illicit liquor from petitioner's motorcycle driven by his sons Sajan Kumar and Sunny Kumar; petitioner claims implication merely as registered owner, absence at spot, no criminal antecedent; State (APP Mr. Mohammed Arif) opposed; bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties, surrender window six weeks, Special Judge-II Excise Aurangabad, Section 482(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 conditions. Petitioner's counsel: Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to the petitioner, effective on arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, against a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge-II, Excise, Aurangabad (Bihar), subject to conditions under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.