Patna High CourtCR. MISC./37099/2026allowed

Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-06-18Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37099 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2026 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar S/o Shardanand Rai Alias Shradhanand Rai R/o Village - Goraiya Sthan, P.S. - Maner, Distt. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Maner P.S. Case No.198 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that altogether 60 litres of illicit country made chulaai liquor was recovered from the hutment of the petitioner. The petitioner was seen fleeing from that place and was apprehended.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted that the witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and police have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37099 of 2026(2) dt.18-06-2026 2/2 not complied Section 105 of the BNSS while making seizure. It has been submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 03.03.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned Special Excise Judge, Danapur, District-Patna in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 198 of 2026.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T