Nand Manjhi @ Nandu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6798 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-309 Year-2024 Thana- JOGAPATTI District- West Champaran ====================================================== Nand Manjhi @ Nandu Manjhi S/O Bhagan Manjhi Resident of village - Kalaiya Barhava, P.S- Yogapatti, District- west champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Niraj Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025 Heard Mr. Niraj Kumar Sharma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Khurshid Anwar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 309 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 9 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that petitioner resides in a joint family and some other members of the family may have hid the liquor. Petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6798 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Bettiah, DistrictWest Champaran in connection with Yogapatti P.S. Case No. 309 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T