Santosh Mahto @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18516 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-493 Year-2018 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Santosh Mahto @ Santosh Kumar Son of Dinesh Mahto @ Dinesh Singh R/o village- Bhindi Tola, P.S- Samastipur Muffassil, District- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nirmal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody for the offences punishable under Sections 272/273/353/307/279/427 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a)/36/47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Recovery of liquor is alleged from a vehicle which is not of the petitioner. The villagers disclosed the name of the petitioner though the petitioner was not present at the time of recovery. He is in custody since 23.01.2019. Considering the aforesaid fact, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18516 of 2019(3) dt.10-04-2019 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court-below where the case is pending in connection with Samastipur (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.493 of 2018, with condition that petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T