Ravi Ranjan Paswan v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS (CR. MISC.) No.24606 of 2026, oral order dated 18-04-2026, Justice Satyavrat Verma. Petitioner Ravi Ranjan Paswan s/o Moti Paswan (New Diliyan, Dehri, Rohtas) versus The State of Bihar; advocates: Dharmendra Kumar Singh (petitioner), Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap (Opposite Party/State). Arising out of Dehri Town P.S. Case No. 953 of 2022, District Rohtas; offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act. Keywords: anticipatory bail; provisional anticipatory bail; Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; bail bond Rs. 500 with two sureties; six-week arrest/surrender window; criminal antecedent verification and presumed concealment; alleged recovery of 20 litres of liquor from petitioner's motorcycle and 20 litres from cattle house of Mintu; vehicle-ownership argument. Outcome: prayer allowed provisionally, confirmation conditional on clean antecedents.