Mannu Dewan @ Manu Dewan @ Manu Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49082 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2023 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

MANNU DEWAN @ MANU DEWAN @ MANU SAH SON OF TABARAK DEWAN @ TABARAK SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGEAHIRAULI DUBAULI TOLA TAKIYA, POLICE STATION-GOPALPUR, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ 2.

GUDDU DEWAN @ GUDU DEWAN @ GUDDU SAH SON OF MANNU DEWAN @ MANU DEWAN @ MANU SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGEAHIRAULI DUBAULI TOLA TAKIYA, POLICE STATION-GOPALPUR, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ 3.

PAPPU DEWAN @ PAPU DEWAN @ PAPPU SHAH SON OF MANNU DEWAN @ MANU DEWAN @ MANU SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGEAHIRAULI DUBAULI TOLA TAKIYA, POLICE STATION-GOPALPUR, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ ... ... PETITIONER/S

VERSUS

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... OPPOSITE PARTY/S ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar , Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-08-2023 At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner No. 1 seeks permission to withdraw the pre-arrest bail petition.

2. This bail petition of petitioner No. 1 is dismissed as withdrawn.

3 . Heard learned counsel for the petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 and the State.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49082 of 2023(2) dt.22-08-2023 2/3

4. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act 2018 and section 11(d)(f) of the Prevention of cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 .

5. It is alleged that 25.600 liters of illicit liquor was recovered from the pick-up van .

6. It is submitted that the petitioner are neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question . No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of these petitioners and they are no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 claim no criminal antecedents of similar nature .

7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the bail petition.

8 . Considering the facts of the case, in the event of arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner petitioner Nos. 2 and 3, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Aditional Sessions Judge -IV-cum- Exclusive Special Excise Court No. II, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalpur Police Station Case No. 20 of 2023 , subject to the conditions

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49082 of 2023(2) dt.22-08-2023 3/3 laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Kaushik/- U T