Prithwi Manjhi @ Prithawi Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29927 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2021 Thana- BHORE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Prithwi Manjhi @ Prithawi Manjhi Son of Amar Manjhi Resident Of VillageLam Ichor Bazar, P.S.- Bhorey, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vikash Kumar Shukla, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Atul Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 05-08-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through virtual Court proceedings.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 242 of 2021 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 02.11.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 94 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29927 of 2022(2) dt.05-08-2022 2/2 submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from motorcycle which was jointly occupied. It is submitted that recovery is not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted that investigation is complete, where charge-sheet has been submitted.

Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 242 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District and Session Judge 2nd -cum-Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) R.S.Sen/- U T