Patna High CourtCR. MISC./71785/2025bail granted

Pawan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-09Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71785 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-164 Year-2025 Thana- Panchanpur District- Gaya ====================================================== Pawan Kumar S/O Late Dilip Singh @ Dilip Kumar Singh @ Dileep Kumar Singh R/O Village- Raksiya, P.S- Tekari, Distt.- Gaya (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Panchanpur P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. The recovery is of 100 litres of illicit country-made liquor from a CNG tempo.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has two criminal antecedents. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.09.2025 without any fault.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71785 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise, Court No. 2/ concerned Court below, in connection with Panchanpur P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025.

9. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Math, Gayaji and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T