Shiv Chandra Manjhi @ Shiv Chandra Majhi @ Belwa v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7978 of 2017 (2) dt.22-02-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7978 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -74 Year- 2016 Thana -BELA District- SITAMARHI ====================================================== Shiv Chandra Manjhi @ Shiv Chandra Majhi @ Belwa, Son of Jamun Manjhi, Resident of Baburban, P.S. Parihar, District - Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 22-02-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Bela P.S. Case No. 74 of 2016 for the offences alleged under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47(A) of the Bihar Excise Act having earlier been rejected by this Court by order dated 18.08.2016 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 32861 of 2016.

3. It is reiterated that the petitioner has been falsely implicated as he was merely a passenger on the tempo from which 225 litres of Nepali wine was allegedly recovered. The driver of the said tempo has already been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 32077 of 2016. The petitioner claims clean antecedents.

4. Having regard to the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody since 31.05.2016 already suffered, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7978 of 2017 (2) dt.22-02-2017 of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Bela P.S. Case No. 74 of 2016.

(Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/Ibrar U T