Deepak Manjhi @ Dipak Manjhi @ Futun v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57262 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-355 Year-2025 Thana- HISUWA District- Nawada ====================================================== Deepak Manjhi @ Dipak Manjhi @ Futun S/o- Late Babulal Manjhi Resident of Village- Ramgarh Manjhwe, P.S.- Hisua, District- Nawada, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-09-2025 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 3 litres country made liquor from a place situated near Government Animal Hospital beside the house of co-accused Garbhu Rajwansi, who was apprehended on the spot. The local chaukidar has disclosed the name of petitioner, who is alleged to have fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of disclosure made by local chaukidar. Except disclosure statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57262 of 2025(2) dt.09-09-2025 2/2 petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and the trial.

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 -1, Nawada in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No.355 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