IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36745 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2026 Thana- MALSALAMI District- Patna ====================================================== Govind Manjhi Son of Shesh Narayan Manjhi Resident Of Village- Mansurganj Musahari, Ps- Malsalami, Dist -Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 15-06-2026 Heard Mr. Arvind Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Shailendra Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 21.04.2026 in connection with Malsalami P.S. Case No. 41 of 2026 for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that there is an allegation of recovery of 546 liters of country made mahua and 6.48 liters of foreign liquor from Mansurganj Musahari Nala. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36745 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 2/3 that it appears from the FIR and seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery of 546 liters of country made mahua and 6.48 liters of foreign liquor have been made from Mansurganj Musahari Nala. It is next submitted that petitioner has been made an accused in this case based on suspicion and except the aforesaid nothing has come during the investigation to suggest the involvement of the petitioner with the present occurrence and petitioner is in custody since 21.04.2026. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Judge Excise, Patna City in connection with Malsalami P.S. Case No. 41 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36745 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 3/3 ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Gaurav Sinha/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T