Raju Ranjan Manjhi @ Raju Ranjan Kumar @ Ranjan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36398 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2024 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== Raju Ranjan Manjhi @ Raju Ranjan Kumar @ Ranjan Manjhi Son of Sita Ram Manjhi Resident of Village - Dhenuki, P.S.- Marhowrh, District - Chhapra.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2024 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 Marhowrh P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024 dated 02.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 32(i)(ii), 38/41 (i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 3718 litres of illicit spirit was recovered from the Bathan of the co-accused, Sonu Baitha.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36398 of 2024(2) dt.13-05-2024 2/2 recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has six criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 26.04.2024.

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 abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on 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 Court concerned, Saran at Chhapra in connection with Marhowrh P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024, with the condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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