Patna High CourtCR. MISC./27192/2025bail granted

Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-30Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27192 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2025 Thana- TILAUTHU District- Rohtas ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar S/O Late Guddu Paswan R/O Village- Tilauthu Uttar Patti, P.STilauthu, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 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 Tilauthu P.S. Case No. 47 of 2025 dated 02.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 70 litres of illicit country made Mahua liquor was recovered from the bhatti near Sone Dilla.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on suspicion when he was returning from his wheat field situated near the Sone river. The petitioner has no concern

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27192 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents out of which in one case he is on bail and the other case he is acquitted as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.03.2025.

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, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Tilauthu P.S. Case No. 47 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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