Munesh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26746 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2026 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Munesh Manjhi S/o Late Bigu Manjhi Resident of Village- Rain Shankar, P.S.- Runnisaidpur, Dist.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 78 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 37 of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from the house of the petitioner, altogether 10 liters of illicit countrymade liquor were recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26746 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2 police personnel and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 02.03.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of two cases of similar nature.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail with the condition that the petitioner shall not indulge himself in similar nature of offences in future. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1, Sitamarhi in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 78 of 2026.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T