Raj Mohan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71332 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-337 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Raj Mohan Manjhi Son of Late Babulal Manjhi, Resident of VillageDumariya, P.S.- Muffasil, District- 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.Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Muffasil PS Case No.337 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 10 ltrs. of country-made liquor has been recovered from behind the house of the petitioner but the petitioner fled away from the place of the occurrence. It has also been mentioned in the FIR that 45 ltrs. half manufactured wine recovered, which was destroyed by the Police. Name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of information given by local Chowkidar.

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4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has clean antecedent. He has no concern with the seized liquor. The place of recovery is an open place, which is accessible to anyone.

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

6. Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, as well as, considering the fact that the place of the occurrence is open space, which is accessible to anyone, the petitioner is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the district court 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 Additonal Sessions Judgecum-Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Saran at Chapra in connection with Muffasil PS Case No.337 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) of BNSS.

7. The learned 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

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(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T