Pappu Mandal @ Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32064 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2022 Thana- SAHARGHAT District- Madhubani ====================================================== PAPPU MANDAL @ PAPPU KUMAR SON OF MADAN MANDAL Resident of Village-Kerwa, P.S.-Shaharghat, District-Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subhash Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 12-08-2022 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 Shaharghat P.S. Case No. 44 of 2022 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 15.03.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 45 litre of IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32064 of 2022(2) dt.12-08-2022 2/2 submitted that petitioner is not connected with alleged vehicle and illicit liquor. It is submitted that no recovery was made from conscious possession of the petitioners. petitioner is a man of clean antecedent. It has been submitted that investigation is complete where charge-sheet has been submitted. Learned APP, while opposes the prayer of bail. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as the alleged recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that chargesheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Shaharghat P.S. Case No. 44 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Learned Additional Sessions Judge 2nd,-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C.

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