Rahul Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56671 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2025 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Rahul Manjhi S/o Babulal Manjhi @ Baboolal Manzi R/o Village- Janpura, P.S.- Nardiganj, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shankar Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. There is recovery of 10 litres country made liquor from outside corner of the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. The alleged recovery has been made from the outside corner of the house of petitioner which is a public way. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and the trial.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56671 of 2025(2) dt.08-09-2025 2/2
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the 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 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court II, Nawada in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No.217 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T