Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89469/2025bail granted

Manoj Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-23Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89469 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2017 Thana- PIRBAHOR District- Patna ====================================================== Manoj Manjhi Son of Late Mithu Manjhi Resident of Mohalla- Bhanwar Pokhar Jhoparpatti, P.S.- Pirbahore, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 331 of 2017 registered for the offence under Section 30(a)of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 3 liters of illicit liquor.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner was not caught on the spot.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 10,000/- in some charitable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 89469 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/3 organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge-II, District-Patna/concerned Court below in connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 331 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 10,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Nala Road, Patna and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

9. As a condition of this order, the petitioner, after being released on anticipatory bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Pirbahore Police Station, District- Patna on every Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the police

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 89469 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 3/3 station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T