Ashok Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23427 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -44 Year- 2018 Thana -MAGADH MEDICAL COLLEGE DistrictGAYA ====================================================== Ashok Manjhi, S/o Late Karu Manjhi, resident of Village- Khiriyama, P.S.- Magadh Medical, District- Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Pushpa Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 27-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a)(d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

60 litres of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern with the seized liquor. The house of the petitioner is inhabited by several family members and he had no knowledge of keeping of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23427 of 2018 (2) dt.27-04-2018 2/2 the liquor in the said house. He was not apprehended on the spot. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 21.03.2018.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge, Gaya in connection with Magadh Medical P.S. Case No. 44 of 2018.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T