Jitendra Rai @ Jiterndra Kumar Rai @ Jitendra Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2098 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1022 Year-2021 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Jitendra Rai @ Jiterndra Kumar Rai @ Jitendra Kumar Yadav S/o Satan Rai @ Jatan Rai R/o Village - Jalalpur, P.S - Lalganj, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 414 of IPC and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of seven cases out of which five cases are under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 697.32 liters of liquor from a Bolero vehicle.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar but then it is submitted that once an accused is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2098 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 12-12-2025.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, 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 trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sadar Hajipur P.S. Case No. 1022 of 2021.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T