Krishna Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53356 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2025 Thana- WARISLIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Krishna Manjhi S/o Late Butali Manjhi, R/o Village- Prabhyu Nagar Mushahri, P.S.- Warsaliganj, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, 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 his arrest in connection with Warsaliganj P.S. Case No.319 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 45 liter country made illicit liquor from the backside of the house of petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that the recovery is made from the open place backside of the house of petitioner. He further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53356 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 submits that petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent, in which he is on bail 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 Excise Court No.2, Nawada in connection with Warsaliganj P.S. Case No.319 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T