Nayan Kishore Manjhi @ Nand Kishor Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 23114 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2024 Thana- SRIPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Nayan Kishore Manjhi @ Nand Kishor Paswan S/O Bharat Manjhi @ Bharat Paswan Resident of Village - Bathua Bazar, PS- Sripur, district- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Sripur P.S. Case no. 149 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that eight litres of country-made liquor were recovered from a motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case merely because he was shown to be the owner of the motorcycle. It is further submitted that the motorcycle had been gifted to the petitioner by his in-laws at the time of marriage, but the marriage was dissolved two months ago and the petitioner had

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 23114 of 2026(2) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 returned the motorcycle to his in-laws. It is further submitted that the petitioner is no longer in possession of, or owner of, the said motorcycle. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Sripur P.S. Case no. 149 of 2024, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge - XIII cum Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Gopalganj/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T