Chunnu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7921 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-589 Year-2024 Thana- ISLAMPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Chunnu Manjhi Son of Late Sharan Manjhi village- Gaurav Nagar, psIslampur, Dist- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 10 litres country made liquor and one gas cylinder was recovered from the hut.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the hut in question does not belong to the petitioner. No incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and he has been made accused only on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7921 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 2/2 arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 4th Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, (Excise), Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Islampur P. S. Case No. 589 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T