Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48485/2024bail granted

Pramod Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-09Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48485 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-255 Year-2023 Thana- MAKER District- Saran ====================================================== Pramod Manjhi Son of Raj Kumar Manjhi @ Raj Kumar Majhi Resident of Village - Badhichak, Police Station - Maker, District - Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Avinash Kumar Pandey, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2024 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 Maker P.S. Case No. 255 of 2023 dated 28.12.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 80 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the hut in front of the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the said hut. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48485 of 2024(2) dt.09-07-2024 2/2 the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 29.12.2023.

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 nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, 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, Saran in connection with Maker P.S. Case No. 255 of 2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

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