Narendra Mahto @ Narendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
Bail – renewal of regular bail prayer
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.19449 of 2024 (Partha Sarthy, J.; decided 13-03-2024): renewed regular-bail prayer under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 ss. 30(a) and 32 (Excise P.S. Case 766/2023, Nalanda; 277.5 litres IMFL recovery) held premature despite charge framed on 13.2.2024, because one-year-in-custody condition from earlier rejection order dt. 1.11.2023 in Cr. Misc. no. 68941 of 2023 (custody since 14.9.2023) unmet; application rejected with liberty to renew per earlier direction.
What did the court decide?
No bail granted; application rejected as pre-mature. Petitioner may renew his prayer for bail as directed vide order dated 1.11.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 68941 of 2023. ¶17