Lalan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23553 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2025 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Lalan Manjhi Son of Late Nanhak Manjhi @ Nanku Manjhi Resident of VillBeldari Bigha, P.S.- Umta Dharni, (Belaganj), District- Jehanbad ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

None For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Upon repeated calls, no one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Learned Counsel for the State is present.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025 lodged on 16.02.2025, for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against the sole petitioner. Total recovery of 70 litres of jawa mahua has been made which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR. Counsel further submits that as mentioned in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is not clean as there are two cases pending against

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23553 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 him which is of Excise Act and this aspect must be taken into consideration. It has been alleged in the FIR that under Section 105 of the BNSS, 2023, the video recording has been prepared.

5. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T