Suresh Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87925 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-535 Year-2025 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Suresh Manjhi S/o Ramchandra Manjhi R/o Village - Koyla Belwa, P.S - Chakia, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 535 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 235 liters liquor was recovered out of which 85 liters liquor has been recovered adjacent to the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner was not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87925 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/2 arrested on spot. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of secret information received by the police. It is further submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place adjacent to the house of petitioner and the same is easily accessible to the public at large. The petitioner is in custody since 14.10.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 535 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T