Surendra Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39421 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== SURENDRA MANJHI Son of Kapal Manjhi R/o Jafarpur, P.S.- Belsand, Distt.- Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Bhushan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-01-2022 Heard Mr. Shashi Bhushan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State through video conferencing.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Excise Case No. 139 of 2021, P.R. 111 of 2021 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The Excise Official recovered 35 litres of illicit liquor from the shop of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39421 of 2021(2) dt.24-01-2022 2/3 not committed any offence in the manner alleged. Learned counsel further submits that the shop in question from where the illicit liquor has been recovered does not belong to the petitioner rather the same is situated in the temporary hut from where the bread, egg, Pakora etc. are being sold. He next submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.3.2021 having no criminal antecedent, charge sheet has already been submitted and the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future due to Covid-19 pandemic. Regards being had to the submission made by the parties and taking into consideration the materials on record, the fact that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, he is in custody since 13.3.

2021, charge sheet has already been submitted and the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future due to Covid-19 pandemic, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Excise Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39421 of 2021(2) dt.24-01-2022 3/3 139 of 2021, P.R. 111 of 2021.

It is made clear that at the time of furnishing bail bonds all the parties shall follow the guidelines regarding social distancing.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) S.Ali/- U T