Sulo Chaudhary @ Surendra Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9880 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-332 Year-2025 Thana- SIKANDRA District- Jamui ====================================================== Sulo Chaudhary @ Surendra Chaudhary Son of Nunulal Chaudhary Resident of Village - Mirganj, Police Station - Sikandra, District - Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pankaj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Sikandra P.S. Case No. 332 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 29 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from the house of the petitioner, which was jointly occupied by other family members. It is submitted that recovery is not made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent. It is also submitted that seizure list appears

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9880 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/2 doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses rather by police personnels.

5. Learned APP, opposes the prayer for bail.

6. In view of the facts and circumstances as mentioned above as recovery of illicit liquor not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, 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 Exclusive Excise Court-II, Jamui/concerned trial court where the case is pending in connection with Sikandra P.S. Case No. 332 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./ Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Tripathi/- U T