Benga Manjhi @ Rajkishore Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8672 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-589 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Benga Manjhi @ Rajkishore Manjhi S/O Late Babulal Manjhi @ Late Rajbansi Manjhi @ Loha Manjhi R/O Village- Dumariya, P.S- Muffasil, DistSaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Chapra Muffasil PS Case No. 589 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 106 liters liquor was recovered from bamboo orchard.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is from an open place, which is accessible to one

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8672 of 2026(2) dt.04-02-2026 2/2 and all. The petitioner is in custody since 25.12.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 04.12.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 83455 of 2025.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chapra Muffasil PS Case No. 589 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T