Jitendra Yadav @ Sanjay Jitendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8037 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2024 Thana- GADHPURA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Jitendra Yadav @ Sanjay Jitendra Yadav son of Ramchandar Yadav Village - Kaura, Ps- Garhpura, Dist- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 58 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from Chaur.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. The alleged recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8037 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/2
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Begusarai in connection with Garhpura P.S. Case No. 156 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T