Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55535 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2023 Thana- BAJPATTI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== PANKAJ KUMAR S/o- ASHOK RAI village- Madhubhan Bazar,Ps- Bajpatti Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 54 liters illicit liquor was recovered from bank of Adhwara River.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the criminal antecedents, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya U T