Jhinga Nut @ Jhinga Khalifa v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71274 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-232 Year-2025 Thana- DIGHWARA District- Saran ====================================================== Jhinga Nut @ Jhinga Khalifa S/o Late Teju Nut @ Tiju Khalifa @ Teju R/o Village- Shitalpur Basti, Jalal, P.S.- Dighwara, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Dighwara P.S.Case No.232 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, total 13 ltrs. of illicit liquor has been recovered from the plastic bags. It is alleged that the petitioner fled away from the place of the occurrence.

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession. The name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of the statement of the Chowkidar due to village politics.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71274 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/2

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

6. Having considered the rival submissions of the parties, as well as, the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of the statement of the Chowkidar due to village politics, the petitioner is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the district court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Exclusive Special Excise Court, Saran at Chapra in connection with Dighwara PS Case No.232 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) of BNSS.

7. The learned 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 paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T