Leelanand @ Nilanand Mandal @ Leelanand Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26687 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- BARDAHA District- Araria ====================================================== Leelanand @ Nilanand Mandal @ Leelanand Mandal S/O Badamlal Mandal R/O Vill.- Bardaha, P.S.- Bardaha, Dist.- Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bardaha P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 45.6 litres of Nepali liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the joint house of the petitioner where other family
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26687 of 2025(2) dt.29-04-2025 2/2 members of the petitioner also reside. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 22.03.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bardaha P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T