Chhotan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63420 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2025 Thana- Nagara District- Saran ====================================================== Chhotan Manjhi S/o Chandrika Manjhi R/O Vill.- Afour, P.S.- Nagra, Dist.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Nagra P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Allegation is of recovery of 16 litres of country made liquor from the orchard of one Kamlesh Rai and 4.4 litres of country made liquor from the bushes.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open place which is accessible to anyone. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63420 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Nagra P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T