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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24435 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Paswan @ Pankaj Kumar Paswan S/o Lalchand Paswan R/o Village- Madhokhap, PS- Madanpur, District- Aurangabad, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Rupa Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 298 of 2025, dated 13.03.2025, lodged under Sections 30(a), 30(d), 32(3), 41(1) and 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 45 litres of illicit liquor and 35 litres of illicit spirit has been made from the vehicle, which belongs to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that the petitioner had given his vehicle to another person for some work and was completely unaware that his motorcycle was being used for any illegal purpose. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24435 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/2 further submitted that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as there are three criminal cases pending against him. However, the petitioner is ready and willing to comply with all conditions that may be imposed by this Hon'ble Court.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean, as there are three criminal cases pending against him, all of which are related to excise matters.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T