Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53045 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar S/o Vindeshwar Singh Village- Morsand, Ward No. 9, Police Station- Pusa, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Sharda Kumari, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
3. As per prosecution case, 319.365 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a field.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place, which is accessible to one and all.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53045 of 2025(2) dt.06-08-2025 2/2
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered. Petitioner has got four criminal antecedents out of which three are of similar nature.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor and fact that petitioner has got four criminal antecedents out of which three are of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T