Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar Through Excise

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88962 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1192 Year-2021 Thana- AGAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Manjhi Son of Tez @ Taj Manjhi Resident of Jiyaulhaque Colony, Naya Tola Kumrhar, P.S.- Agamkuan, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 1192/2021 (corresponding to the Special Excise Case No. 8322/2021) dated 09.12.2021 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 30(c), 32, 34, 36 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 48 litres of illicit country-made liquor and liquor making apparatus were recovered from the house of the co-accused, Ranjeeti Devi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88962 of 2024(2) dt.17-02-2025 2/2 this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has five antecedents and he is on bail in all the aforesaid cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Patna City in connection with Agamkuan P.S. Case No. 1192/2021 (corresponding to the Special Excise Case No. 8322/2021) with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T