Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37232 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2026 Thana- BAJPATTI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Son of Late Bhola Singh Resident of Village- Bajpatti Got, P.S.- Bajpatti, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Uday Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bajpatti P.S. Case No. 85 of 2026 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 4.8 liters of illicit liquor.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37232 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 2/2
6. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below in connection with Bajpatti P.S. Case No. 85 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.
7. As the petitioner claims to have clean antecedent, the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner is directed to verify the antecedent of the petitioner. If the petitioner is found to be involved in any other case then the bail bonds of the petitioner shall not be accepted. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U