Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57103 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-233 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar, S/o Vijay Singh, Resident of Village- Pahari Chawk, Chandwari, P.S.- Sonepur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-08-2025 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 Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 233 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 182.42 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Car and motorcycle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized car and motorcycle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57103 of 2025(2) dt.21-08-2025 2/2 concern with the alleged recovery. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted regular bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 13.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 55468 of 2025. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The petitioner is in custody since 17.07.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the regular bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 233 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T