Patna High CourtCR. MISC./6262/2025bail granted

Pnkaj Dheer @ Pankaj Dheer v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-03Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6262 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-244 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Pnkaj Dheer @ Pankaj Dheer S/O Late Jagat Ram Resident of VillageKufarmatlori, P.S- Pajota, District- Sirmor, State- Himachal Pradesh. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raju Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 244 of 2024 dated 28.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 1323 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Pick-up vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle and he is only the driver of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no knowledge about the presence of liquor in the said vehicle.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6262 of 2025(2) dt.03-03-2025 2/2 Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 244 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T