Patna High CourtCR. MISC./13257/2025bail rejected

Dhiraj Manjhi @ Chanu Manjhi @ Dihraj Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-28Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13257 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2024 Thana- ISUAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Dhiraj Manjhi @ Chanu Manjhi @ Dihraj Manjhi S/O Late Yogendra Manjhi R/O Vill- Ramchaura, P.S.- Isuapur, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Harsh Anuj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 28-03-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Isuapur P.S. Case No. 241 of 2024, lodged on 20.10.2024, under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3.As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against two named accused persons including the present petitioner. Total recovery of 20 litres of illicit spirit has been made which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13257 of 2025(2) dt.28-03-2025 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated due to the reason that he is accused in various identical cases. There are total five criminal antecedents against the petitioner.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean and there are five criminal cases of identical nature pending against the petitioner.

6. Considering the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is hereby rejected. However, in the event of surrender of the petitioner within four weeks from today, the prayer for regular bail shall be considered without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T