Chai Manjhi @ Rambabu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39793 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna ====================================================== Chai Manjhi @ Rambabu Manjhi S/o Tuntun Manjhi R/o Village- Raghopur, P.S.- Rani Talab, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Prasad Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 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 Excise Rani Talab P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025 dated 08.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 126(2), 115(2), 109, 132, 262, 263, 324(4), 324(5), 352, 351(2), 351(3) read with section 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 30(a), 45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 10 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the back of the shop of the co-accused Arun Tanti and 30 litres of country made liquor was recovered from the house of the co-accused Kariman Manjhi.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39793 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2

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 recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Similarly situated co-accused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 10.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36307 of 2025. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 29.03.2025.

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, Danapur in connection with Excise Rani Talab P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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