Jagdish Manjhi @ Jagdish Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22107 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2024 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran ====================================================== Jagdish Manjhi @ Jagdish Paswan Son of Basu Manjhi Village -Pokhrera, P.s.-Taraiya, Dist- Saran at Chapara ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 189 of 2024, dated 16.05.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per allegation, 41 litres illicit liquor has been recovered for the bush situated in the back side of the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that recovery of illicit liquor has been made from the public place accessible to the public at large and petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence.

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5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

6. It has further been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has six criminal antecedents.

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned Court below, in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 189 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and on the following conditions:

(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has

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(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Ramesh, S.Ali/- U T