Pankaj Yadav @ Pankaj Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory bail – Section 30(a)(c), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail refused. Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No. 77164 of 2025, arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 180/2025, district Nawada; offence under Section 30(a)(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 430 litres of country made liquor allegedly recovered from forest area; petitioner Pankaj Yadav @ Pankaj Kumar claimed false implication and no recovery from conscious possession; State cited two criminal antecedents of similar nature; prayer for anticipatory bail rejected on account of antecedents. Decided 03-02-2026 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.
What did the court decide?
The court took into account that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents of a similar nature. ¶18