Patna High CourtCR. MISC./38101/2017bail granted

Punam Kumar @ Punama Mandal @Punam Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2017-08-24Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38101 of 2017 (4) dt.24-08-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38101 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -55 Year- 2017 Thana -SULTANGANJ District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. PUNAM KUMAR @ PUNAMA MANDAL @PUNAM MANDAL, Son of Nandlal Mandal, Resident of Village- Shahabad Tikapur, Police Station- Sultanganj, District- Bhagalpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashutosh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Braj Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-08-2017 The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 55 of 2017, registered for offences punishable under Section 30(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Allegation is of recovery 41 litres of foreign liquor. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that alleged recovery was made from a motorcycle on which petitioner and one other co-accused was traveling and petitioner has nothing to do with the seized liquor. Further he has no criminal antecedent and has been in judicial custody since 13.03.2017. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, considering the facts and circumstances of the case and as petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38101 of 2017 (4) dt.24-08-2017 antecedent and has been in judicial custody for last five months, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Bhagalpur, in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No. 55 of 2017.

It is made clear that if the petitioner again found involved in any of the like offences, in future, prosecution will be free to move for cancellation of his bail bonds.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T