Nakshatra Mukhia @ Nakshatra Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82491 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2024 Thana- SONAMANI District- Araria ====================================================== Nakshatra Mukhia @ Nakshatra Mukhiya S/o- Mahendra Mukhiya VillMaigra (Mehdipur) Ward No.- 2 PS- Kursakanta Distt- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sonamani Godam PS Case No. 51 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that total 105 litres of Nepali liquor was recovered from plastic sac. 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 concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that seized plastic sac does not belong to the petitioner. The
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82491 of 2024(2) dt.04-12-2024 2/2 petitioner is in custody since 09.09.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. 5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sonamani Godam PS Case No. 51 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T