Patna High CourtCR. MISC./31472/2026dismissed

Jitendra Chaudhari @ Natwa v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-14Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31472 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Jitendra Chaudhari @ Natwa S/o Mahendra Chaudhary R/o vill - Lal Bunglow Triloki Nagar, P.S.- Dalmiya Nagar, Distt.- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Kanhiya Kishor, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Sasaram Excise P.S. Case No. 81 of 2026 instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 465.445 litres of illicit country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31472 of 2026(2) dt.14-05-2026 2/2

6. The name of the petitioner has come in the self inculpatory statement of co-accused. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents also.

7. Considering the aforesaid as well as the criminal antecedents of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed.

9. The petitioner may surrender before the Court below and pray for regular bail. If the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the Court below in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order.

10. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T