IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3997 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2025 Thana- Gaura P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Sachita Manjhi @ Sachitanand Manjhi S/O Late Musafir Manjhi @ Late Moshafir Manjhi R/O Village- Narharpur, P.S- Goura, Distt.- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 29-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gaura P.S. Case No. 65/2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 28.25 litres of liquor has been recovered from the palani of the co- accused, Lal Babu Manjhi. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to public at large. The Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3997 of 2026(2) dt.29-01-2026 2/2 petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 03.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41790/2025. The petitioner is in custody since 17.11.2025 and has one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Gaura P.S. Case No. 65/2025. atul/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T