Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10546 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2021 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== PANKAJ KUMAR SON OF DAKSHA NARAYAN SINGH R/O VILLAGESALKHANNI, P.S.- BIBHUTIPUR, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mritunjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 1477.500 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from a pick up van. On the basis of the electronic evidence the petitioner has been made accused in this case. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10546 of 2023(2) dt.24-04-2023 2/3 the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000.00 (Rupees One Lakh) in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 19 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that
(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.
(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10546 of 2023(2) dt.24-04-2023 3/3 similar offence till conclusion of the trial. 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 Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T