Shatrudhan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61364 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2023 Thana- DIGHWARA District- Saran ====================================================== Shatrudhan Manjhi Son Of Late Raja Manjhi R/O Ishupur, Ps- Dighwara, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-09-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case No. 94 of 2023 dated 21.03.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

4. As per the prosecution case, on secret information, the petitioner and the co-accused person came with country made liquor from Diyara and they are going to sell to another place. A raid was conducted. On seeing the police party, they fled away from the spot. On search, 180 litres of country made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61364 of 2023(2) dt.12-09-2023 2/2 liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner is accused in four other criminal cases and he is on bail in all the cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 21.06.2023.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chhapra in connection with Dighwara P.S. Case No. 94 of 2023.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T