Govind Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25552 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2025 Thana- AKBARPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== Govind Manjhi Son of Late Lakhan Manjhi, Resident of village - Chapra, P.S.- Akbarpur, District - Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025 dated 04.03.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 80 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner and 250 litres of country made liquor was recovered from the field.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25552 of 2025(2) dt.29-04-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner and the house from which 80 litres of country made liquor was recovered is a joint family house and petitioner is not the sole owner of the said house in question. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-1, Nawada, in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T