Meghnath Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.33326 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -188 Year- 2013 Thana -GARKHA District- SARAN ======================================================

1. Meghnath Manjhi Son of Late Kalika Manjhi Resident of Village - Jalal Basant, P.S. - Garkha, District - Saran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajiv Nayan(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47(a) of the Excise Act.

120 litres of country made liquor was recovered from the manufacturing site of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is nothing on record to suggest that the alleged place from where the seizure was made belongs to the petitioner or petitioner was operating the said manufacturing unit.

A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33326 of 2015 (2) dt.11-08-2015 2/2 The aforesaid facts constitute ground for consideration of prayer for regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No. 188 of 2013, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran, Chapra. Accordingly the application is disposed off.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Shageer/- U T