Gorakh Paswan @ Kail Paswan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Aug 2025CR. MISC./54894/2025

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Bail granted; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act Section 30(a); Section 103 B.N.S.S. compliance argued; Obra PS Case No. 326 of 2024; Aurangabad; country made liquor recovery; Jawa Mahua destroyed; Gorakh Paswan @ Kail Paswan; custody since 19.05.2025; clean antecedent; bail bonds Rs.15,000/- with two like sureties; Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.54894 of 2025; Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra; 14-08-2025.

What did the court decide?

Release on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Obra PS Case No. 326 of 2024. ¶¶20

Gorakh Paswan @ Kail Paswan Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54894 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-326 Year-2024 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad

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Gorakh Paswan @ Kail Paswan Son of Dashrath Paswan village- Mahadev Ps- Obra, Dist- Aurangabad

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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2 14-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Obra PS Case No. 326 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that total 15 litres of country made liquor was recovered from plastic gallon and 12000 litres of Jawa Mahua was destroyed at the spot.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is made from an open place, which is accessible to

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54894 of 2025(2) dt.14-08-2025 2/2

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one and all. It is further submitted that local chowkidar disclosed the name of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Obra PS Case No. 326 of 2024.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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Raj Ranjan/- U T

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