Patna High CourtCR. MISC./45868/2025bail granted

Bhagwan Manjhi @ Shri Bhagwan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-16Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45868 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2025 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Bhagwan Manjhi @ Shri Bhagwan Manjhi S/O Bhukhal Manjhi R/O Vill.- Chukhra, P.s.- Kopa, Dist.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 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 Kopa P.S. Case No. 110 of 2025 dated 05.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 15 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the seized motorcycle as stated in para-10 of the bail petition. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45868 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/2 The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 06.05.2025.

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, Saran in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 110 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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