Jitendra Chaudhary @ Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendare Chudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30255 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2025 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Jitendra Chaudhary @ Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendare Chudhary Son of Rajesh Chaudhary Resident of Village -Kujapi PS -Chandauti, Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-05-2025 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 91 of 2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, as amended in 2022.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 30.345 litres of country made liquor was recovered from the cottage of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner, which is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30255 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 2/2 prohibited in the State of Bihar. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.4Gaya/successor court in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 91 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T