Chatru Mushar @ Chetharu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61528 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2023 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka ====================================================== Chatru Mushar @ Chetharu Manjhi S/O Bhado Manjhi R/O Village- Sihuri Mushar Tola, P.S- Amarpur, Distt.- Banka.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brij Nandad Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Gulnar Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-10-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

3. 21 litres of country made liquor has been recovered from behind the house of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by the counsel for petitioner that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. Recovery has been made from open place which is accessible to general public. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) in Patna High Court Legal Services

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61528 of 2023(2) dt.07-10-2023 2/3 Committee, Patna bearing Account No. 1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there is no recovery from conscious possession of the petitioner, let the above-named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District & Sessions JudgeII, Banka in connection with Amarpur P.S. Case No. 295 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure; subject to the further conditions that:

(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. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(ii.) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61528 of 2023(2) dt.07-10-2023 3/3 any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter, the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) vinita/- U T