Jaikaran Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36830 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2025 Thana- RAMGARHWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Jaikaran Manjhi S/o Sukat Manjhi Resident of village- Triveni, P.S.- Ramgarshwa, Distt. - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pushpa Sinha.1, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-06-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Ramgarhwa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 81 litres of country made liquor from a sack kept on the motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR05AA1009.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to local village politics. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36830 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 2/3 motorcycle from which liquor was recovered was not being driven by the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. There is complete failure of prohibition in the State of Bihar and due to sale and consumption of illicit liquor, day after day, hooch tragedy occurs and the State Officials of different department appears to have facilitated smuggling and trade of illicit liquor inside the State of Bihar.

7. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner to be general and omnibus, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.3, East Champaran in connection with Ramgarhwa P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

8. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36830 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 3/3 3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

9. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T