Ashish Kumar @ Ashish Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3093 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2024 Thana- Marnga District- Purnia ====================================================== 1.

Ashish Kumar @ Ashish Kumar Mandal Son of Narayan Mandal Resident of Satjori, P.S.- Goradih, District- Bhagalpur at present Bikashnagar, P.S. Maranga, District- Purnea.

2.

Mahipal Raj Son of Manoj Kumar Resident of Bausi Basaiti, DistrictAraria, at present- Verma Colony, P.S.- Maranga, District- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md Fazle Karim, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Maranga P.S. Case No. 291 of 2024 dated 05.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 990.9 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the tractor and I-20 Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3093 of 2025(2) dt.24-02-2025 2/2 transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners are not the owner of the said vehicles and they have no knowledge about the aforesaid seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 06.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Purnea in connection with Maranga P.S. Case No. 291 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T