Manoj Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33936 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-474 Year-2021 Thana- KANTI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== MANOJ PANDEY S/o Bhagwan Singh R/o village- Sign Chapra, Devanand Khajuri, P.S.- Kanti, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rudal Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30a of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and section 120(b) of the IPC. Prosecution case is that 2120.400 litres foreign liquor was recovered from different vehicles.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicles in question. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33936 of 2022(2) dt.04-11-2022 2/2 Considering the facts of the case, in the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Excise Act , Muzaffarpur in connection with Kanti Police Station Case No. 474 of 2021 G.R. 1272/2021, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T