Ranju Manjhi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.44887 of 2026, decided 08-07-2026 by Chandra Shekhar Jha, J. Anticipatory bail application under BNSS in an excise offence (Section 30(a), Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022); 09 litres IMFL/country-made liquor allegedly recovered from petitioner's house. Defence: no conscious/exclusive possession, non-compliance with Section 103(4) BNSS (seizure witnesses were police personnel), name surfaced only on disclosure by local people, clean antecedents. Held: recovery prima facie not from petitioner's physical possession; anticipatory bail allowed with bond of Rs.10,000/- and two like sureties before Exclusive Special Excise Court-I, Gayajee, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-I, Gayajee, upon arrest or surrender within four weeks, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS.