IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56644 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-384 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Bakhori Manjhi @ Wakhori Manjhi S/o Gonar Manjhi R/o Village- Champa Nagar Ward No. 13, P.S.- Ramgarh Chowk, District- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shaukat Alam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 03-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, 16.200 litres of illicit Mahua liquor was recovered from the bathan of this petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on suspicion since he has got two criminal antecedents of Excise Act. Further submission is that the recovery of illicit liquor has been made from bathan which is an open place easily accessible to anyone. Petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The charge-sheet after completion Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56644 of 2025(3) dt.03-09-2025 2/2 of investigation has been submitted against the petitioner. Petitioner has two criminal antecedents of similar nature in which, he is on bail. There is no chance of his absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner is in custody since 26.06.2025 and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial. 5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Court-II, Lakhisarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 384c2 of 2025. utkarsh/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T