Subhash Kumar Mandal @ Subhash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61461 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -272 Year- 2017 Thana -SABAUR District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Subhash Kumar Mandal @ Subhash Kumar S/o Bholi Mandal, R/o VillageMasarhu, P.S.- Sabour, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 21-12-2017 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sabour P.S. Case No. 272 of 2017 instituted for the offences under Section 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(A) of the Bihar Excise Amendment Act, 2016.

The allegation is regarding recovery of 26 litres of country made liquor from a jute bag from a place nearby to the place where the petitioner is said to have been standing. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has nothing to do either with the said bag or with the alleged recovery. It is submitted that the petitioner has a clean antecedent and he is in custody since 17.09.2017. Considering the nature of accusation, the period of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61461 of 2017 (2) dt.21-12-2017 2/2 custody already undergone and the fact that the petitioner has got a clean antecedent, I direct the petitioner named above to be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Bhagalpur in connection with Sabour P.S. Case No. 272 of 2017. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U T