Dinesh Kumar Manjhi @ Dinesh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21164 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2025 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Dinesh Kumar Manjhi @ Dinesh Manjhi son of Janakdeo Manjhi @ Janakdev Manjhi @ Petu Resident of Village- Pokhar Bhinda, P.S.- Kopa, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Aniket Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Manoj Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
3. The recovery is of 60 liters of illicit liquor.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he is in custody since 20.01.2026. He further submits that the petitioner is having four criminal antecedents i.e. Kopa P.S. Case No. 98 of 2020, Kopa P.S. Case No. 152 of 2023, Kopa P.S. Case No 37 of 2024 and Kopa P.S. Case No. 176 of 2024.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21164 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.
6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025.
8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Latu Maharaj Path, Chhapra and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.
9. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail is directed to mark his attendance at Kopa Police Station on every Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.
10. As the petitioner claims to have clean 4
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21164 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 antecedents, the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner is directed to verify the antecedent of the petitioner. If the petitioner is found to be involved in any other case except the present case and the cases mentioned in paragraph 4 of the present order then the bail bonds of the petitioner shall not be accepted.
11. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U