Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11399 of 2017 Arising Out of Case No. -16 Year- 2017 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictMUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Manish Kumar, son of Ganaur Paswan, resident of Village Basti Vishanpur, Police Station- Runnisaidpur, Dist- Sitamarhi, at present residing in the house of Raju Paswan Village/Mohalla- Nunfar, Yadav Nagar, P.S.- Sadar, Distt- Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Mukesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-03-2017 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Excise Case No. 16 of 2017 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Allegation against the petitioner is that 33 litres of toddy were recovered from the hut where he was selling the same. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said hut is not of the petitioner and only excise constables are the seizure list witnesses and the petitioner has been in custody since 11.01.2017 having no criminal antecedent.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11399 of 2017 (2) dt.15-03-2017 2/2 circumstances, the petitioner, namely, Manish Kumar, is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Excise Case No. 16 of 2017.

(Arun Kumar, J) Sujit/- U