IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40191 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-318 Year-2026 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== 1. Dharmendra Manjhi Son of Yamuna Manjhi R/o of Village - Jalal Basant, P.S - Garkha, District - Saran 2. Lalu Manjhi @ Lalu paswan Son of Harendra Manjhi R/o of Village - Jalal Basant, P.S - Garkha, District - Saran 3. Surendra Manjhi Son of Late Kewal Manjhi R/o of Village - Jalal Basant, P.S - Garkha, District - Saran 4. Subash Manjhi Son of Lal Bhagwan Manjhi R/o of Village - Jalal Basant, P.S - Garkha, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The accused/petitioners are named in the FIR and apprehending their arrest in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No.318 of 2026 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. Allegation against the petitioners is to engage in illegal trade/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where there is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40191 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/3 recovery of 15 liters of country-made liquor. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that the name of the petitioners were disclosed by the local chowkidars of village. It is submitted that none of the petitioners apprehended on the spot. It can be safely said that recovery of alleged illicit liquor was not made from the conscious possession of these petitioners. It is submitted that these petitioners claimed clean antecedent. 5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail. 6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of the fact as recovery of alleged liquor prima facie not appears to be made from physical possession of petitioners, accordingly, above-named petitioners are directed to be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court of Exclusive Special Court Excise 1st , Saran at Chapra in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No.318 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40191 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 3/3 down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. aniket/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T