Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41974/2025bail rejected

Laljalam Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-03Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41974 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-521 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Laljalam Manjhi S/o Late Sajawal Manjhi R/o Village- Harajpur, P.S.- Muffasil, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aditya Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Lal, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 06 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the house of this petitioner and 04 litres of liquor was recovered from one Rajendra Manjhi.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner and he is in no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41974 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2025 2/2 claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned APP appearing for the State submits that petitioner is not entitled to the privilge of anticipatory bail in view of decision of the Full Bench of this Hon'ble Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).

6. Considering the nature of accusation and aforesaid decision of this Court, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to this petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T