Ajay Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46766 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -176 Year- 2016 Thana -CHAKIA DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Ajay Mahto, S/o Bigu Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Narsingh Tanti ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 25-10-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections-272, 273, 290 of the Indian Penal Code and 47a/53 of the Excise Act.

Petitioner and one co-accused namely, Sunil Mahto @ Langra were caught by the police and allegedly, three bottles of Indian made foreign liquor and 20 pouches of country-made liquor were recovered from a bag but it has not been mentioned by the informant as to from whose possession, the aforesaid liquor was recovered. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 25-07-2016 and does not have any criminal antecedent. Accordingly, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46766 of 2016 (2) dt.25-10-2016 2/2 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 176 of 2016 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-13, Motihari, East Champaran.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) A.K.V./- U T