Pramod Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17861 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2021 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== PRAMOD MANDAL SON OF KAMLI MANDAL R/O VILLAGETINTANGA KARARI, P.S.- GOPALPUR, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhananjay Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

90 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from a pick-up van, of which, this petitioner was driver. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner, being driver, was simply following the instruction of owner and was unaware about nature of consignment. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and he is in custody since 04.08.2021. Investigation is complete.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17861 of 2022(2) dt.20-05-2022 2/2 petition.

Considering the nature of allegation, clean antecedent and period of custody, the bail petition of petitioner is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released 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 Special Judge, Excise Act 1st, Bhagalpur in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 219 of 2021.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T