Chhote Lal Mandal @ Chhotolal Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1426 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2024 Thana- Baliya District- Purnia ====================================================== Chhote Lal Mandal @ Chhotolal Mandal S/o Late Singheshwar Mandal @ Singheshwar Mandal R/o Village- Ashram Tola, Balia, P.S.- Balia, DistrictPurnia ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sumit Kumar Bhagat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Balia PS Case No. 26 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 85.65 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from the field. 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 recovery is from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. It is further submitted that local people disclosed the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1426 of 2025(2) dt.23-01-2025 2/2 name of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2024 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 Balia PS Case No. 26 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T