Selat Manjhi @ Shital Manjhi @ Silat Manjhi @ Vilat Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.68403 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-491 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Selat Manjhi @ Shital Manjhi @ Silat Manjhi @ Vilat Manjhi Son of Late Faguni Manjhi R/o Village-Parsa,P.S. Kanahauli,Distt.-Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 30-11-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Complaint Case No.C2-491 of 2018 registered for offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is about recovery of 15 ltrs. of country-made liquor from the possession of the petitioner.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that he has been falsely implicated in this case, having no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 18.9.2018.. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.68403 of 2018(2) dt.30-11-2018 2/2 Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Sitamarhi in connection with C2-491 of 2018.

With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and in the event of failure to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reasons, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T