Pankaj Chaudhary @ Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10082 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2024 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Chaudhary @ Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary S/o- Late Rajesh Chaudhary Village- Sobhipur Dhamsar PS Janta Bazar, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Roshan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 185 litres of country made liquor is said to have recovered from the place of occurrence. He submits that petitioner's name surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Niral Kumar and Mahal Chowkidar. He further submits that petitioner has three criminal antecedents of similar nature and has been languishing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10082 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 2/3 in custody since 09.12.2024.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, bearing Account No. 7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there is nothing recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.218 of 2024, subject to further conditions that:

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10082 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 3/3 any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T