Manu Singh @ Mannu Singh @ Monu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85845 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-226 Year-2024 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manu Singh @ Mannu Singh @ Monu Singh son of Rampravesh Singh @ Ramprawesh Singh Resident of village- Ahirauliya, Ps- Kotwa, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Hemant Ray, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-01-2025 Heard Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 51.375 litres of foreign liquor is said to have recovered from the place of occurrence. He submits that the local chaukidar disclosed the name of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has one criminal
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85845 of 2024(2) dt.24-01-2025 2/3 antecedent of similar nature and has been languishing in custody since 21.10.2024.
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, bearing Account No. 7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there is nothing recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No.226 of 2024, subject to the further conditions that:
(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.
(2) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85845 of 2024(2) dt.24-01-2025 3/3 will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.
6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T