Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17725 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2026 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar S/O Dharmendra Prasad @ Dharmendra Yadav Village - Bijwanpur P.S.- Deep Nagar, District - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pushp Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-03-2026 Heard Mr. Pushp Raj Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Nirmala Kumari, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 16.02.2026 in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 58 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 15.02.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
3. Recovery is of 58.1257 liters of foreign liquor.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from vehicle in question and there
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17725 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 2/3 is non-compliance of Section 103 and 105 of BNSS and seizure list witnesses are police personnel and the petitioner is in custody since 16.02.2026.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, petitioner has clean antecedent and there is non-compliance of Section 103 and 105 of BNSS, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-I, Nawada in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 58 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17725 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 3/3 verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T