Bilash Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.12807 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No. -162 Year- 2016 Thana -PAKRIDAYAL District- EASTCHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Bilash Manjhi, S/o Late Ramrup Manjhi, R/o Vill Sirha Mushar Toli, P.S. Pakaridayal District East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No 2, Advocate For the Opposite Party: APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 29-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody since 19.11.2016 in connection with Pakridayal P.S. Case No. 162 of 2016 for the offences alleged under Section 30, 34 and 38 of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in connection with the alleged recovery of 10 litres of country made wine. Recovery of the offending goods from the possession of the petitioner is denied. 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 19.11.2016 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 of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-5, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Pakridayal P.S. Case No. 162 of 2016. (Vikash Jain, J) B.T/Ibrar U T