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Sanjit Manjhi @ Sunjit Manjhi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Jan 2025CR. MISC./2163/2025

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Patna High Court; CR. MISC. No.2163 of 2025; oral order dated 23-01-2025; Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra; petitioner Sanjit Manjhi @ Sunjit Manjhi; bail application; Excise PS Case No. 1246 of 2024; District Gaya; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; Section 103 B.N.S.S.; 260 litres country made liquor recovered from Scrap Shop; custody since 25.11.2024; one criminal antecedent on bail; counsel Abhijeet Abhigyan; APP Kanhiya Kishor; bail granted; bail bonds Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount.

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Release on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise PS Case No. 1246 of 2024. ¶20

Sanjit Manjhi @ Sunjit Manjhi Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2163 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1246 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gaya

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Sanjit Manjhi @ Sunjit Manjhi S/O Late Saryu Manjhi @ Saraju Manjhi @ Sarju Manjhi Resident of BhusundaBalapur, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- Gaya, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhijeet Abhigyan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kanhiya Kishor, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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2 23-01-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise PS Case No. 1246 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that total 260 litres of country made liquor was recovered from Scrap Shop.

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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. It is submitted that recovery is from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 25.11.2024 and has

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2163 of 2025(2) dt.23-01-2025 2/2

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got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

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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.

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Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise PS Case No. 1246 of 2024.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

Sanjit Manjhi @ Sunjit Manjhi v. The State of Bihar

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