Manish Kumar Jha @ Maunti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31989 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2025 Thana- VAINI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Manish Kumar Jha @ Maunti Son of Pashupati Jha Resident of villageMujauna Ps -Waini District -Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 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 Waini P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 36 and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 1259.76 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is not the owner of the said seized vehicle and he has no concern with the alleged recovery. It is next submitted that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31989 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 2/3 petitioner. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean criminal antecedent and is in custody since 27.03.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has stated that the petitioner was apprehended with the said truck loaded with huge quantity of illicit foreign liquor.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and also considering the period of custody, 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 bailbond and thereafter on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Samastipur, in connection with Waini P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court.

(iii) In case of absence on two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31989 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 3/3 consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.

(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned 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 above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. Accordingly, the application stands allowed. (Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T