Shailesh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62405 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1140 Year-2021 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Shailesh Manjhi S/O Late Mandeep Manjhi Resident of Village- Gobindpur Laxman Tola, Police Station- Phulwarisharif, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 30(c), 32(iii), 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 65 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the hut of petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner has been made accused only on suspicion.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the hut of the petitioner and he has got six criminal antecedents of similar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62405 of 2025(2) dt.28-11-2025 2/2 nature. He further submits that petitioner is not entitled to the privilege of anticipatory bail in view of Full Bench decision of this Court rendered in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2019(2) P.L.J.R. 1089 (F.B.).

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T