Patna High CourtCR. MISC./78840/2024bail granted

Md. Manovar @ Md. Manowar @ Md. Manauwar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-11-29Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78840 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Md. Manovar @ Md. Manowar @ Md. Manauwar S/O Taswar Ansari @ Md. Tasowar @ Md. Aswar R/O Village- Satha, (Sathajagat) ward no. 12, PostRasidpur, P.S.- Mansoorchak (Mansurchak), District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 29-11-2024

1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Excise Police Station Case No. 295 of 2024, disclosing offences under Sections 30(a)/32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. 3. As per the prosecution case, the police, on the basis of secret information that the petitioner, along with other coaccused persons, have brought a huge quantity of illicit liquor and have kept the same beside the tailor shop of the petitioner, proceeded towards the place of occurrence and on seeing the police, some persons tried to flee away, however, the police apprehended the petitioner and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78840 of 2024(3) dt.29-11-2024 2/3 recovered 18 litres each from the tailor shop of the petitioner and the motorcycle of the petitioner, which is registered in the name of his wife.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged and he has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 28.08.2024 having no criminal antecedent and charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner, as such, there is no likelihood of the petitioner will abscond or tamper with the evidence.

5. Having heard learned Counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 28.08.2024 and charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner, as such, there is no likelihood of the petitioner will abscond or tamper with the evidence, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

6. This application is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail, upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78840 of 2024(3) dt.29-11-2024 3/3 No. II, Begusarai, in connection with Excise Police Station Case No. 295 of 2024.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √