Parshuram Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25059 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2025 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Parshuram Manjhi S/O Late Manu Manjhi Resident of Village- Kaskaripur, P.S- Janta Bazar, District- Saran at Chhapra. 2.

Balistar Manjhi S/O Late Hardev Manjhi Resident of Village- Kaskaripur, P.S- Janta Bazar, District- Saran at Chhapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Yashraj Bardhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph 4 of the application in course of the day.

3. The petitioners seek bail in Janta Bazar P.S. case No. 34 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

4. The prosecution case, in short, is that 2.25 liters liquor was recovered from motorcycle and the petitioners were arrested on spot.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25059 of 2025(2) dt.24-04-2025 2/3

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is further submitted that the motorcycle in question does not belong to the petitioners. The petitioners are not involved in any such activity of sale or purchase of liquor. The petitioners are in custody since 10.02.2025. The petitioner no. 1 has no criminal antecedent while petitioner No. 2 has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

8. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25059 of 2025(2) dt.24-04-2025 3/3 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. case No. 34 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Pankaj/- U T