IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40134 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2026 Thana- RASULPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ritesh Kumar Manjhi @ Sukhary @ Ritesh Manjhi, S/o- Dasharath Manjhi @ Dashrath Manjhi, R/o- Rasulpur Chatti Ps- Rasulpur Dist- Saran . .. ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar . .. ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Rasulpur P.S. Case No.124 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 3. Allegation against the petitioner is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is recovery of 14.8 liters of IMFL/country-made liquor. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40134 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/3 the petitioner that the name of petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure made by local villagers. It is submitted that there was no independent seizure list witnesses, hence non compliance of Section 103(4) of the BNSS. It is submitted that the recovery of illicit liquor was not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to 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 the learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Rasulpur P.S. Case No.124 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40134 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 3/3 under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. aniket/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T