Munna Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67333 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2025 Thana- GAMAHARIYA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Munna Mandal S/o Late Bhokar Mandal, Resident of Village- Babhani, Ward No. 07, P.S.- Gamhariya, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Ms. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Gamahariya P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025, dated 18.07.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per allegation, 100.8 litre of illicit liquor has been recovered from cluster of bamboos which is open space and as per further case of the prosecution, it is the petitioner who had stored this contraband at the place of recovery.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the place of recovery is accessible
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67333 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 to the public at large and hence, the petitioner cannot be implicated on account of such recovery. There is no cogent material on record to connect the petitioner with the alleged offence. Hence, no prima facie case is made out against the petitioner and the present anticipatory bail petition is maintainable.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has six criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Gamahariya P.S. Case No. 156 of 2025, subject to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67333 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) ravishankar/- U T