Ranjeet Kumar Mahto @ Ranjeet Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40848 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2020 Thana- HASANPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar Mahto @ Ranjeet Mahto son of Rajendra Mahto Resident of Village- Goriyari, P.S. Hasanpur, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 09-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case no. 156 of 2020 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per allegation in the F.I.R., on a raid being conducted 844 litres of liquor was recovered from a pickup van and as per the secret information received, the same belong to the petitioner who was a dealer in liquor along with one Vijay Mahto.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that neither the petitioner was arrested on the spot nor does the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40848 of 2020(3) dt.09-03-2021 2/2 pickup van or the seized article belong to him. Petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2020 and investigation in the case has concluded. He has been falsely implicated in the case because of his antecedent.

The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State who submits that the petitioner has three criminal cases also under the Excise Act.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner together with the petitioner being in custody since 17.09.2020, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case no. 156 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge 2nd cum Special Judge, Excise, Samastipur.

(Partha Sarthy, J) shahzad/- U T