Mohan Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9982 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2024 Thana- PANJWARA District- Banka ====================================================== Mohan Mandal S/O Ganesh Mandal R/O Vill.- Jalmarag, P.O.- Domuhan, P.S.- Banka, Dist.- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 21-03-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner in this application prays for bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Panjwara P.S. Case no.17 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. As per the prosecution case, 12.75 litres of IMFL was recovered and two accused persons namely Vivek Chandra Kumar and Manish Kumar were taken into custody.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the registered owner of the vehicle from which the alleged recovery is said to have taken place. No incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession and he has no criminal antecedent.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9982 of 2025(2) dt.21-03-2025 2/2
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Panjwara P.S. Case no.17 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Exclusive Excise Court-2, Banka.
(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T