IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20866 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2026 Thana- NEMDARGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Ranjeet Manjhi S/O Ramswaroop Manjhi @ Swarup Manjhi R/O Village- Dakra Mushari, P.S- Nemdarganj, Distt.- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Nemdarganj P.S. Case No. 78 of 2026 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a), 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022. 3. The recovery is of 55 litres of illicit liquor (mahua) from a house. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 23.02.2026 without any fault. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20866 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 organization without accepting his guilt 6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed. 8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Court Excise-I, Nawada/ concerned Court below, in connection with Nemdarganj P.S. Case No. 78 of 2026. 9. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Math, Village Jharha (near Matua Pahar), P.O. Gurua, Gayaji and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner. 10. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Nemdarganj Police Station, District- Nawada on any two Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20866 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 Sundays of every month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T