Patna High CourtCR. MISC./37612/2017bail granted

Prahlad Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2017-11-22Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37612 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2017 Thana- PARSABAZAR District- Patna ====================================================== Prahlad Manjhi, S/o Badhu Manjhi, resident of Village- Ganipar, Khadiha P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Sri Jay Ram Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Meena Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-11-2017 Heard Sri Jay Ram Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Meena Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, apprehending his arrest in connection with Special Case No. 1275 of 2017 ( arising out of Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 85 of 2017) registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail in the event of his arrest or surrender.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that save and except confessional statement of the co- accused who is own brother of the petitioner, there is no other material to connect the petitioner. Besides this, the petitioner is having clean antecedent , which fact has been stated in paragraph no.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37612 of 2017(3) dt.22-11-2017 2/2 3 of the petition.

Considering the fact that petitioner's name has come in confessional statement of the co- accused, nature of accusation and clean antecedent of the petitioner , in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the petitioner Prahlad Manjhi be enlarged on 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 Act, Patna / concerned court in connection with Special Case No. 1275 of 2017 ( arising out of Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 85 of 2017 ) subject to the conditions as contemplated under section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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