Satyendra Singh @ Mantu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.7174 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -302 Year- 2017 Thana -MANJHI District- SARAN ======================================================
1. Satyendra Singh @ Mantu Singh S/o Birendra Singh, R/o VillageSinghauli, P.s.- Basantpur, District- Siwan. .... .... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Upendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 12-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No.302/2017 registered under Sections 30, 30(a) and 38 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
2034 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the truck and nine accused persons were apprehended from the spot and rest accused persons fled away after seeing the police.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. The petitioner runs a construction company and he was a passerby from the place of
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7174 of 2018 (2) dt.12-02-2018 2/2 occurrence at the time of occurrence and he has been falsely implicated in this case by the police merely on suspicion. The petitioner has got no concern with the seized truck or liquor. One co-accused has been granted bail by learned court below though on the ground of heart disease. The petitioner has been languishing in custody since 28.12.2017.
In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Saran, in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No.302/2017. (Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Amit/- U T