Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87695 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-458 Year-2024 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar S/O Naresh Prasad Singh @ Ram Naresh Prasad Singh R/O Village-Shivnar, P.S.-Mokama, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arjun Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 31-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mokama PS Case No. 458 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 18 litres of liquor was recovered from Car.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is the driver of the seized car and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87695 of 2024(2) dt.31-01-2025 2/2 The petitioner is in custody since 17.10.2024 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail passed by this Court vide order dated 19.12.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 87132 of 2024.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mokama PS Case No. 458 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T