Prabhat Kumar Mandal @ Prabhat Mandal @ Palta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34795 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2021 Thana- BANMANKHI District- Purnia ====================================================== PRABHAT KUMAR MANDAL @ PRABHAT MANDAL @ PALTA Son of Vindeshari Mandal Resident of Village- Dhokardhara, Ward No.8, P.SBanmankhi, District- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar Agrawal For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 66 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section-30(a) & 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 797.95 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34795 of 2021(2) dt.17-09-2021 2/2 case. It is alleged that out of 797.95 litres, 25.2 liters wine is recovered from joint house of the petitioner. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the alleged incident. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Purnea in connection with Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 66 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T