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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./68521/2024bail granted

Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-10-07Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68521 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Khagaria ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar Son of Late Nirdhan Ray Yadav @ Nirdhan Ray R/O-Village -Ramchandra, Ward No.-5, PS- Khagaria, District- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rahul Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-10-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 51 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per allegation, on a secret information, the police party reached the place of occurrence. Seeing the police party, two accused persons started fleeing away. The petitioner became successful in fleeing away whereas co-accused Nitish Kumar was apprehended. On search, 35 liters of country-made liquor and a mobile set of this petitioner were recovered from the spot.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68521 of 2024(2) dt.07-10-2024 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession and he is under custody since 01.08.2024.

5. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise-II, Khagaria in connection with Excise Khagaria Case No. 293C of 2024 arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 51 of 2024, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Kundan/- U T