Ram Swarup Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.42904 of 2018 ====================================================== Ram Swarup Manjhi, son of Late Bhattu Manjhi, resident of village - Gewal Bigha, P.S.-Tankuppa, District-Gaya.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Asha Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 17-07-2018 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 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
10 litres of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner and the petitioner was apprehended.
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 with the seized liquor. He has been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of his enemies. The house of the petitioner is
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42904 of 2018 (2) dt.17-07-2018 2/2 inhabited by several family members and he had no knowledge of keeping of the said liquor in the house. Though two more cases under Excise Act have been lodged against the petitioner, but he is on bail in the aforesaid cases. He has been languishing in custody since 14.05.2018.
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, Gaya in connection with Tankuppa P.S. Case No. 62 of 2018.
(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T