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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19266 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2018 Thana- MADANPUR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== PANKAJ SINGH @ PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH Son of Raman Singh @ Radha Raman Singh @ Radha Ramana Singh Resident of Village - Anjan, P.S. - Madanpur, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Leelawati Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 22-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 30(d) of the Bihar Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant alleges that he received information that Arvind and Babu have kept liquor in the house of a widow, Radha Kumari, accordingly house of Radha Kumari was raided and 35 litres spirit was recovered thereafter the house of Arvind was raided

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19266 of 2022(2) dt.22-04-2022 2/2 and from there also 35 litres liquor along with other articles as mentioned in the F.I.R. was recovered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and he was falsely implicated in the present case when Arvind had not even disclosed his name as mentioned in paragraph '7' of the bail application.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2021, is a person with clean antecedent, chargesheet has been submitted in the case and taking into consideration the pleadings made at paragraph '7' of the bail application, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One 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 Madanpur P.S. Case No. 94 of 2018. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T