Rambha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22944 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-659 Year-2025 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Rambha Devi W/O Late Bam Manjhi R/O Village- Bharauniya, Musahari Tola, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- East Champaran. 2.
Manish Kumar S/O Late Bani Manjhi @ Benilal Manjhi R/O VillageBharauniya, Musahari Tola, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Harsha Shashwat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 659 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that 145 liters of illicit country-made liquor were recovered from the house of petitioner no. 2 and 250 liters of country-made liquor were recovered from the house of petitioner no. 1.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22944 of 2026(2) dt.07-04-2026 2/2 case. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. He further submits that the petitioners are languishing in judicial custody since 20.11.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that petitioner no. 2 is having criminal antecedent of one case whereas petitioner no. 1 has no criminal antecedent.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Civil Court, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 659 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T