Keshaw Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46707 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2025 Thana- SIRISIYA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Keshaw Manjhi S/o Late Bansi Manjhi Resident of Garbhua, Musahar Toli, P.S.- Sirisia O.P., District- West Champaran (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rishabh Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

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

3. As per prosecution case, total 42 liters illicit liquor was recovered from jute bags.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. He has been made accused in this case only on suspicion.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has got three criminal antecedents out of which two are of similar nature.

6. Considering the criminal antecedents of similar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46707 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 nature, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T