Pintu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Court: Patna High Court
Bench: MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
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Case summary
Patna High Court judgment dated 2026-04-18. Pintu Kumar v. The State of Bihar. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 25504 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No. -13 Year-2026 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Pintu Kumar S/o Rambriksh Yadav Resident of Village- Ramanujbag, PS- Khodaganj, Dist- Nalanda ... ... 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. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 18-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Kopa P. S. Case No. 13 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The case of the prosecution, in short, is that altogether, 604. 80 liters of illicit foreign liquor were recovered from a truck. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is a driver of the said truck and when he was asked, he disclosed that he has to deliver Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 25504 of 2026(2) dt. 18-04-2026 2/2 the same on a mobile number. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel, and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 24. 01. 2026. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State. 6.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Saran at Chhapra in connection with Kopa P. S. Case No. 13 of 2026. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T
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