Patna High Court
Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- R P MISHRA
Holding
Bail is granted to the petitioner subject to bond and conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Pankaj Singh, was charged under Sections 30(a), 33, 34 and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act for alleged possession of 300 litres of liquor recovered from a public area. He claimed false implication, noting that no liquor was found in his personal possession and that the recovery was from an open place. The State opposed bail, highlighting the petitioner’s eighteen prior criminal convictions and the lack of compliance with Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The Court, after considering the facts, the period of custody and the petitioner’s antecedents, decided to grant bail subject to a bond of Rs.15,000 with two sureties and several conditions regarding appearance, tampering with evidence, and future offences. The order directs release on bail after framing of charges, if not already done.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite multiple prior convictions and serious charges under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
- Whether the non‑compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, precludes the grant of bail.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- bail
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
- Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita
- criminal antecedents
- Section 103
- high court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62601 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2025 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran
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Pankaj Singh @ Pankaj Kumar Singh Son of Late Krishna Singh Resident of
Village - Parshurampur (Nishak Bishunpur), P.S.- Amnaur, District - Saran at
Chapra
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
3 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Amnaur
P.S. Case No. 61 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable
under Sections 30(a), 33, 34, 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and
Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 300 litres
of liquor has been recovered from cattle yard as also from the
bushes.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No
incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious
possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made
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from an open place which is accessible to public at large. The
petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of
liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 02.06.2025 and has
eighteen criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of
Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP 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 as also 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, after framing
of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of
Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of
the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court
below/concerned Court in connection with Amnaur P.S. Case
No. 61 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of
the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date
fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two
consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the
bail bonds of the petitioner.
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(III) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the
witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move
for cancellation of bail.
(IV) If the petitioner is found involved in the similar
nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to
move for cancellation of bail.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Alok Verma/-
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