Manoj Rai @ Manoj Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66488 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1178 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Manoj Rai @ Manoj Ray Son of Bhagwan Rai Village- Didarganj Bichla Tola, Ps- Didarganj, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Patna Excise P.S. Case No. 1178 of 2024 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that, 18.300 liters Indian made foreign liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no knowledge and concern with the alleged recovery of liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66488 of 2024(2) dt.01-10-2024 2/2 The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 100 of the Cr.P.C.

5.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Patna Excise P.S. Case No. 1178 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T