Manchan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8500 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2021 Thana- MAJHAULIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Manchan Manjhi Son of Jhakadi Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran.

2.

Lal Bahadur Manjhi Son of Vasudev Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran. 3.

Chankali Manjhi wife of Manchan Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran.

4.

Rekha Devi Wife of Lal Bahadur Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran.

5.

Rajendra Manjhi Son of Ram Autar Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran. 6.

Chunni Devi @ Chuniya Devi Wife of Raju Mahto Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran. 7.

Chhote Lal Manjhi Son of Ramautar Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran. 8.

Munni Devi wife of Gorakh Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran.

9.

Lalita Devi wife of Premi Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran.

10.

Mukesh Manjhi @ Mukesh Kumar Manjhi Son of Raghivir Manjhi Resident of Village - Bhanachak, P.S. - Majhaulia, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8500 of 2022(2) dt.29-07-2022 2/3 Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 332, 353, 427, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 45 of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

There is recovery of 55 litres country made liquor from the apprehended accused persons. They disclosed the name of the petitioners as their associates. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners were not apprehended from the spot. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The seized motorcycles do not belong to the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the seized liquor. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that except petitioner No. 10, no other petitioner has criminal antecedent. In the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousands)

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8500 of 2022(2) dt.29-07-2022 3/3 each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Majhaulia P.S. Case No. 83 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T