Manprit Singh @ Manpreet Singh @ Manparit Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69847 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2021 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== MANPRIT SINGH @ MANPREET SINGH @ MANPARIT SINGH Son of Late Surinder Singh Resident of Mohalla - Bachittar Nagar, House No.- 238, Street No.- 4, P.S.- Dhillo, District - Ludhiyana (Punjab). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bishweshwar Ram ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 08-06-2022 Heard.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 108 of 2021 (CNR No. BRVA01003581), registered for the offence punishable under sections 30(a)/32/34/38/41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

The allegation is regarding recovery of 477 liters of Indian made foreign liquor from the house of one Roushan Kumar. The police is stated to have arrested the co-accused person namely Roushan Kumar and upon interrogation, he is stated to have disclosed that the illicit liquor used to be brought from Punjab and was being supplied by the petitioner and one other co-accused person namely Manjit Singh by parcel which was being sent by train.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69847 of 2021(2) dt.08-06-2022 2/3 submitted that the petitioner is innocent, has been falsely implicated in the present case and is languishing in custody since 19.09.2021. The learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that though the petitioner is an accused in one other case but the same arises out of the same incident of liquor being delivered by train from Punjab and in the said case he has been granted bail. It is also further submitted that the co-accused person has already been granted bail and the fact remains that neither the house in question from where the illicit liquor has been recovered, belongs to the petitioner nor the petitioner has been arrested from the spot and merely on suspicion, he has been falsely implicated in the present case. Per contra, the learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the parties and taking into account the materials available on record as also considering the fact that neither the house in question from whre the illicit liquor has been recovered, belongs to the petitioner nor the petitioner has been arrested from the spot apart from the fact that he is languishing in custody since about eight months, I deem it fit and proper to admit the petitioner to the privilege of bail.

Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69847 of 2021(2) dt.08-06-2022 3/3 Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court of Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum- Excise Court, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 108 of 2021 (CNR No. BRVA01003581).

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/- U