Praduman Manjhi @ Praduman Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25033 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2026 Thana- RUPASPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Praduman Manjhi @ Praduman Kumar S/o Muna Munjhi R/o Village - Sevari Nagar, P.S. - Pupaspur, Distt. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 38 of 2026 registered on 19.01.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per prosecution, total recovery of 130 liters country made liquor, loaded on a scooty, is the subject matter of the present case.

4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The alleged recovery has not been made from the possession of the petitioner. In fact, the petitioner's name was provided by the local Chaukidar based solely on suspicion, and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25033 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 2/2 there is no evidence against the petitioner other than this suspicion. The petitioner has a clean criminal antecedent. Moreover, the petitioner is not the owner of the alleged scooty from which the recovery was made.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

6. In the facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of ₹30000/- (thirty thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1) (d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to the satisfaction of the Special Excise Judge, Danapur, Patna, in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Aman Kumar/- U T