Manjit Kumar @ Manjit Singh @ Manyit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57390 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-324 Year-2025 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Manjit Kumar @ Manjit Singh @ Manyit Kumar S/o- Ofnard Yadav, Resident of Village- Kwrwr Bal Kurur Bal P.S.- Karakat Dist- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 34.500 litre illicit country made liquor from the asbestos room of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the spot and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. He further submits that the asbestos room of petitioner from where the recovery has been made is situated outer side in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57390 of 2025(4) dt.25-09-2025 2/3 open place in the village and is always unlocked and he had no knowledge that the illicit liquor is kept in his asbestos room. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is in custody since 14.07.2025, having three criminal antecedents, out of which two cases belongs to Excise Act and he is on bail in all the cases. The charge sheet had already been submitted in this case after completion of investigation and charge has also been framed. He further submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No.324 of 2025 with following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57390 of 2025(4) dt.25-09-2025 3/3 cancellation of his bail bonds by the learned Trial Court; (ii) The petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(iii) The petitioner shall desist from committing any such criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T