Manoj Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25117 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -105 Year- 2017 Thana -PARBATTA District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Manoj Mandal S/o Gorelal Mandal, R/o Vill.- Raghopur, P.S.- Parbatta, District- Bhagalpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 02-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 38(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

13.800 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the welding shop of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or with the shop in question. He has been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of his enemies. He was not apprehended on the spot. He has no criminal

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25117 of 2018 (2) dt.02-05-2018 2/2 antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 22.03.2018. Considering the facts aforesaid, 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 the learned Special Judge, Excise, Bhagalpur in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 105 of 2017.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T