Manoj Manjhi @ Manoj Kumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12344 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2026 Thana- RUPASPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Manoj Manjhi @ Manoj Kumar Manjhi S/O Singha Manhi @ Singham Manzhi Resident of Village- Rukanpura Mushari, PS- Rupaspur, Distt. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 115 liters liquor was recovered from courtyard in front of the house of the petitioner and he was arrested on spot.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12344 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/3 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner has been arrested only on the basis of suspicion. The alleged recovery has been made from an open place and the same is easily accessible to the public at large. It is further submitted that the place of recovery does not belong to the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 14.01.2026 and has got five criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP 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 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 after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12344 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 3/3 (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial and shall not remain absent on two consecutive dates without sufficient cause.

(III) The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence or the witnesses during the trial.

(IV) Petitioner shall not commit offence of similar nature in future.

If any of the above conditions are violated, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T