Pankaj Manjhi @ Pankaj Kumar Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46840 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2026 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pankaj Manjhi @ Pankaj Kumar Manjhi Son of Late Visheshwar Manjhi Resident of Village- Mandai Dih/Mandedih Mushhari Tola, P.S.- Patepur, District- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Suruchi Anand, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Kishor Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 10 litres of country made liquor from the hut of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to enmity on the disclosure made by the local chaukidar. The house from which liquor is said to have been recovered is a joint house and the petitioner had no knowledge about keeping of liquor in that house. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46840 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T