Manoj Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50551 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -259 Year- 2016 Thana -MURLIGANJ District- MADHEPURA ======================================================

1. Manoj Mehta Son of Ram Sunder Mehta Resident of village - Sahuria, Police Station Janki Nagar, District Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ramesh Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 24-11-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 13.09.2016 in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No. 259 of 2016 for the offences alleged under Section 47(A) of the Bihar Excise Amendment Act, 2016. The prosecution case is that the police raiding party found one liter country made mahua liquor kept in the dickey of the motorcycle of the petitioner. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the aforesaid case and has no criminal antecedent.

However, learned A.P.P.

for the State submits that the petitioner is named in the First Information

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50551 of 2016 (2) dt.24-11-2016 Report, hence opposes the prayer for bail.

Be that as it may, considering the period of custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura in connection with Murliganj P. S. Case No. 259 of 2016.

(Nilu Agrawal, J) P.K./- U T