Manas Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43013 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-103 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Manas Kumar Thakur S/O Rambali Thakur Resident of Village- Harpatti, P.S- Phekla, Lehariasarai (Near Shiv Mandir) Chakka Pili, Ward No.12, Police Station- Fekula, District- Darbhanga, Bihar. 2.

Santosh Kumar Yadav S/O Late Upendra Yadav R/O Village- Yadav Tola, Machhora, P.S- Phekla (Fekula), Distt.- Darbhanga, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 103/2025 dated 25.05.2025 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 172.80 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43013 of 2025(2) dt.08-07-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioners. As per para. 8 of the bail petition, the petitioner no. 1 is the driver of the said vehicle and the petitioner no. 2 was found sitting in the said vehicle. The petitioner no. 1 has clean antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 is accused in one case as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 26.05.2025.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran, in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 103/2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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