Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42510/2025bail granted

Mantu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-07Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42510 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-594 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Mantu Kumar S/o Uma Shankar Rai @ Uma Rai Resident of Village - Barhadwa Fateh Mohammad Ward no 12, P.S.- Kundwachainpur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prateek Tandon For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 594 of 2025 dated 26.04.2055 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 57 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from Toto (E-rikshaw).

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the driver of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42510 of 2025(2) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.04.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 594 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T