Harendra Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28692 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Harendra Manjhi Son of Saryug Manjhi, Resident of Village- Fulvariya, P.S.- Rajauli, District- Nawada.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025 dated 11.01.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 of the BNS and under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 620 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from different motorcycles near surago mountain.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the basis of suspicion. It is submitted that no incriminating article has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28692 of 2025(2) dt.11-07-2025 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioner. Name of the petitioner transpired in the present case on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused persons. Petitioner is not the owner of the motorcycle bearing registration no. BR-27B-4971 and petitioner and no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as mentioned in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the petitioner named-above, in the event of his arrest / surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-2, Nawada, in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. This application stands allowed.

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