Patna High CourtCR. MISC./63046/2025allowed

Shambhu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-22Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63046 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-327 Year-2022 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Shambhu Manjhi S/o Lagan Manjhi @ Ram Lagan Manjhi R/o MohallaBahadurpur Musahari, P.S.- Mahadurpur, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that near the toilet of government quarter, altogether 60 liters of country made liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to village politics. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63046 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 14.08.2024.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of seventeen cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 327 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise, Patna City with a condition that petitioner will not indulge in similar nature of offences in future.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T