Ravi Shankar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52221 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2025 Thana- MALAHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== RAVI SHANKAR MANJHI S/O DAWARIKA MANJHI @ DWANKA MANJHI Resident of Village- Musahantola, Ramsiriaia, P.S.- Malahi, District-East Champaran, Motihari ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Isha Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Dhandev Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-08-2025 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 Malahi P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025 dated 12.03.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 45 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the village Ramsirhi Mushari Tola.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52221 of 2025(4) dt.30-08-2025 2/2 this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 24.06.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 39111/2025. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 13.03.2025.

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, above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-I, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Malahi P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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