Jaynandan Manjhi Vs The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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2 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

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learned APP for the State.

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The petitioners seek bail in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 90 of 2016, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 47(A)(G) and 54 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that total 4 liters liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioners.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present case is misuse of privilege of bail earlier granted to the petitioners. Earlier the petitioners were granted bail on personal

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8785 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 2/3

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bond on 15.12.2016 and 16.12.20216 respectively and cognizance against the petitioners and other co-accused persons have been taken on 24.03.2018. Bail bonds of the petitioners were cancelled on 07.09.2022. Again the petitioners were granted bail on 01.04.2023 and 16.05.2023 by the learned Court below. Lastly, the learned Court below cancelled bail bond of the petitioners on 04.08.2025 and issued non-bailable warrant against them for non-appearance. The petitioners surrendered before the learned Court below on 21.09.2025. Learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners undertakes to abide by any conditions imposed by this Court, if released on bail.

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

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners as also the undertaking given by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

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Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Hulasganj P.S. Case No. 90 of 2016, subject to the following conditions:

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8785 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 3/3

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(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of

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the family of the petitioners.

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(II) The petitioners shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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Rajorshi/-

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Jaynandan Manjhi v. The State of Bihar

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