Santosh Mandal @ Santos Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 41694 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2017 Thana- Birpur District- Supaul ====================================================== Santosh Mandal @ Santos Mandal, S/o Bhushan Mandal, Resident of village- Samda, Ward No. 13, P.S. Karjain, District- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nafisuzzoha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-09-2017 Heard Mr. Nafisuzzoha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, who is in custody since 25-06-2017 in Birpur P.S. Case No. 165 of 2017 registered for offence under Sections 38(1)(2), 41(1)(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and Sections 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. The petitioner is in custody on an accusation of recovery of huge quantity of Nepali liquor. It was alleged that petitioner was carrying huge quantity of Napali liquor on a motorcycle. While intercepting motorcycle of the petitioner, two other motorcycles were also intercepted, from which also, recovery was effected.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41694 of 2017(2) dt.15-09-2017 2/2 By way of referring to statement made in paragraph - 3 of the petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is having clean antecedent.

Considering the nature of accusation, clean antecedent as well as period of custody, let the petitioner namely Santosh Mandal @ Santos Mandal 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 A.D.J. II, Supaul in connection with Birpur P.S. Case No. 165 of 2017, vide S.T.- 621/2017.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) anay U T