Arvind Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48404 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE SONPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Arvind Manjhi S/O Pulis Manjhi @ Police Manjhi Village- Yadopur (Yadavpur), PS- Dariyapur, Distt- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Udai Shankar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sonepur Excise PS Case No. 64 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 3 litres of country made liquor was recovered from Hut. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that hut does not belong to the petitioner. The petitioner is in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48404 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 custody since 07.06.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sonepur Excise PS Case No. 64 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T