Guddu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53464 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2025 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Guddu Manjhi, son of Suresh Manjhi, Village- Bhagalpur Channa P.S.- Chandauti, District- Gaya, State- Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 220 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Excise and Amendment Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 15 litres of desi Mahua wine was recovered from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner. There are many people lives in that house. Petitioner was neither present on the spot at the time of recovery nor any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53464 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise-4, Gaya in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 220 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T