Sunil Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61289 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-527 Year-2025 Thana- PIRBAHOR District- Patna ====================================================== Sunil Manjhi S/o Raghunath Manjhi R/o Village- Neura Kumhar Toli, PSNeura, Distt - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Khushi Awadh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 527 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 40 litres of country made liquor recovered from the house of the co-accused John@ Nandkishore Manjhi. It is alleged that the petitioner was apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. He has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the place of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61289 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 2/2 recovery does not belong to the petitioner. He was the brotherin-law of the co-accused and went there to visit. Petitioner is in jail custody since 08.07.2025, having one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no independent witness to the seizure list that is the violation of provision under Section 103 of the BNSS. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

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 and period of custody, 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 Judge, Excise, 2nd, Patna, in connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 527 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T