Jay Ram Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31945 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2025 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Jay Ram Manjhi S/o Late Ramji Manjhi R/o village - Praskhan, P.S - Jalalpur, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 66/2025 registered for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police party received a secret information that two persons were coming on scooty with illicit liquor. Upon search, both were apprehended and the police recovered a total of 90 litres of country made liquor from the dicky and from one of the sacks being carried on the scooty.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner is not the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31945 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 2/3 owner of the scooty from which illict liquor was recovered. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedents and is in custody since 12.04.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner was apprehended by the police carrying illicit country made liquor.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account that the petitioner is not the owner of the scooty from which illicit country made liquor was recovered and that he has clean antecedent, let the petitioner above-named be enlarged on bail on deposition of a sum of Rs. 5,000/- to the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna and an acknowledgment receipt be submitted before the learned Court below prior to the furnishing of bail bond and thereafter on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 66/2025 subject to the conditions :- a. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31945 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 3/3 b. The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

c. In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to the cancelled by the Court concerned.

d. The Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the aforementioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) tusharika/- U T