Suraj Kumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64837 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2025 Thana- PALASI District- Araria ====================================================== Suraj Kumar Mandal S/o Baleshwar Mandal R/o Village- Kunkhudiya, Ward No 03, P.S- Palasi, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 303(2), 317(2) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a bike, altogether 142.500 liters of nepali liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the physical possession of the petitioner. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to this criminal antecedents. He is not the owner of the said vehicle. Moreover,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64837 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 he is languishing in judicial custody since 11.07.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of five cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 277 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise-II, Araria with a condition that the petitioner will not indulge in similar nature of offences in future. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T