Akash Kumar @ Akash Kumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26170 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2026 Thana- DIGHA District- Patna ====================================================== Akash Kumar @ Akash Kumar Manjhi S/o Mathura Manjhi, R/o Digha, Mushari, Police Station- Digha, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deovind Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Digha P.S. Case No.21 of 2026 instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 36 liters country made liquor from the bags. It is alleged that petitioner fled away from the spot leaving his cycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the coaccused Ajay Kumar. He further submits that except the disclosure statement of the co-accused, there is no material against the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26170 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 possession of petitioner and he has no concern either with seized liquor or with the seized cycle. He further submits that petitioner is a young boy of 23 years, having got clean antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation leveled against the petitioner as well as his clean antecedent, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise-IInd, Patna/ concerned Court in connection with Digha P.S. Case No.21 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T