Vikram Manjhi @ Vira Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57581 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2025 Thana- MAGADH UNIVERSITY District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikram Manjhi @ Vira Manjhi, S/o Late Chandradev Manjhi, R/o VillageTurikala, P.S.- Magadh University, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Magadh University P.S. Case No. 145 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Amendment Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on a secret information police conducted raid and total 10 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the place of recovery is a joint house of the petitioner. Petitioner was not present on the spot. He has no concern with the alleged recovery. There is no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57581 of 2025(2) dt.03-09-2025 2/2 independent witness to the seizure list that is the violation of provision under Section 103 of the BNSS. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. Petitioner is in jail custody since 02.07.2025.
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 and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise, Court No. 1, Gaya in connection with Magadh University P.S. Case No. 145 of 2025.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T