Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68316 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-286 Year-2023 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Manjhi S/O Late Basu Manjhi R/O Vill.- Neora Kushwaha Tola, P.O.- Neora, P.S.- Bihta, Dist.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjay Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 50 litre illicit country made liquor from the house of petitioner and he fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion due to village politics. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the spot at the time of alleged recovery and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. Learned counsel submits that the alleged recovery is made from the joint

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68316 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 2/3 property of the family members of petitioner and he was not aware about the fact that seized liquor is kept in the place of occurrence. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 08.08.2025, he has two criminal antecedents of similar nature, in which he is on bail and charge sheet had already been submitted in this case after completion of investigation. Learned counsel submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

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, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Danapur, Patna in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No.286 of 2023 (Special Excise Case No.606 of 2023) with following conditions:- (I) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68316 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 3/3 bonds by the Trial Court itself;

(II) The petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(III) The petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T