Vijay Mahto @ Vijay Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7385 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2020 Thana- NARHATT District- Nawada ====================================================== Vijay Mahto @ Vijay Prasad, S/o Late Visheshwar Mahto, Resident of Vill.- Kopin, P.S.- Narhat (Sitamarhi), Distt.- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Meena Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 29-06-2021 The matter has been taken up today for consideration through video conferencing.

The learned counsels are appearing and making submissions from their residence. The Court Master and Secretary are also part of this virtual Court proceedings from their homes, all with the aid of audio visual technology. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Narhat (Sitamarhi) P.S. Case No.242 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

On a secret information regarding manufacture and sale of illicit liquor, the police have recovered 28.5 litres foreign

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7385 of 2021(2) dt.29-06-2021 2/3 liquor and 230 litres country made liquor.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that even as per the prosecution case, recovery is from three rooms which are at least 400 metres away from the village. Petitioner has no concern with the place of recovery. Having no criminal antecedents, he is in custody since 12.10.2020. Submission is of false implication on extraneous considerations. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the rival submissions, this Court is inclined to allow the petitioner's prayer for bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge, Nawada, in connection with Narhat (Sitamarhi) P.S. Case No.242 of 2020, subject to the following conditions: (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner.

The bailor will also undertake to inform the court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7385 of 2021(2) dt.29-06-2021 3/3 (ii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled.

This Court would expect that the petitioner's counsel would honour his undertaking in the instant proceedings regarding supply of the requisite court fee etc. within two weeks from the date he is called upon to do so by the office. (Madhuresh Prasad, J) PNM U T