Jitendra Rai @ Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar Yadav @ Jitendra Kumar Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1378 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2019 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Jitendra Rai @ Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar Yadav @ Jitendra Kumar Ray S/o Satan Rai @ Santa Singh @ Sattan Rai Resident of Village- Jalalpur, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arya Achint, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 414 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 30(a), 32(ii), 38(ii) and 41(i) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of four cases under the excise act and allegation is of recovery of 6168.600 liters of liquor from three different vehicles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1378 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 owner of any of the seized vehicles and came to be implicated at the instance of spy and Chowkidar. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either at the instance of Chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 19.11.2025.

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

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 334 of 2019.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T