Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14390 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2024 Thana- Haraiya District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar Singh S/O Shakal Narayan Singh @ Sakalnarayan Singh @ Shakal Kumar Resident of Mahamalpur, P.S.- Kachhwa, Dist.- Mirzapur, UP 2.

Bhoop Singh S/O Late Purnmal Singh R/O Vill.- Bhediya, P.S.- Sadar Hisar, Dist.- Hisar, Haryana.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Siddharth Aditya, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with in connection with Haraiya P.S. Case No. 23/2024 dated 27.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 41(1), 31, 33, 38 and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 1000 litres of illicit spirit was recovered from the truck (container).

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14390 of 2025(2) dt.27-03-2025 2/2 implicated in this case. The petitioner no. 1 is the Cashier and the petitioner no. 2 is the Operation Manager and they have no concern with the alleged recovery as stated in para 11 of the bail petition. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 21.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 11142/2025. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 29.10.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Haraiya P.S. Case No. 23/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T