Balister Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11114 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2019 Thana- JADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Balister Manjhi S/o Late Bijali Manjhi Resident of Village- Vriti Tola, P.S.- Jadopur, Distt- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey No.5, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyadeo Singh Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 28-02-2020 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner, who is in custody since 09.01.2020, seeks bail in connection with Jadopur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2019 dated 20.11.2019 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

316 litres is said to have been recovered from near the river bank and the petitioner and others were found to be moving on boat upstream. The presumption therefore was drawn that the petitioner and others had unloaded the aforesaid consignment of liquor. The accusation against the petitioner is, it has been urged, only on the basis of suspicion and inference. After the lodging of the present case, the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11114 of 2020(2) dt.28-02-2020 2/2 been made accused in other case of similar nature but in that case he has been granted bail.

Considering the aforestated facts, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-IIcum-Special Judge (Excise), Gopalganj in connection with Jadopur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2019.

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