Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36415/2025bail granted

Jugal Manjhi @ Juglal Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-18Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36415 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2025 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Jugal Manjhi @ Juglal Manjhi (M), aged about 72 years, S/o Late Dhanesh Manjhi, Resident of Village- Noornagar Kanhi, PS- Jalalpur, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

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

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 49/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 48 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from a Scooty bearing Registration No.BR04AV-8447, which was parked outside the house of the petitioner and 15 litres of illicit liquor was recovered in front of the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36415 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 2/3 been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is neither the owner of the seized Scooty nor he has any connection with the alleged seized liquor. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that petitioner has clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned I/C Exclusive Special Excise Judge-2, Saran / Concerned Court in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 49/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

8. The learned 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 paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36415 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 3/3 automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T