Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89486/2025bail granted

Mantu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-23Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89486 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-729 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Mantu Kumar S/O Suresh Singh Resident Of Village - Garh Dibour, P.SRajauli, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 729 of 2025 registered for the offence under Section 30(a), 47 of the Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 92.250 liters of illicit liquor.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89486 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/3 the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 40,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Court Excise-2, Nawada/concerned Court below in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 729 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 40,000/- in Ramakrishna Math, Gayaji Camp at I.A.S. Colony, Sidheswar Ghar Aangan Complex Block-B, Domuhan, Bodh Gaya, Gaya and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

9. As the petitioner claims to have clean antecedent,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89486 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 3/3 the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner is directed to verify the antecedent of the petitioner. If the petitioner is found to be involved in any other case then the bail bonds of the petitioner shall not be accepted. (Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T