Jai Ram Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.878 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- ARIYARI District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Jai Ram Choudhary S/O Late Faggu Choudhary Resident of Vill- Baikathpur, P.S- Ariyari, Dist- Sheikhpura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumari Anupam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ariyari PS Case No. 147 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 19.750 liters of country made liquor was recovered from the plastic jar carried by the petitioner and the petitioner was arrested on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.878 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 for the petitioner submits that the recovery has been made from the bamboo bush which is an open place accessible to public at large and petitioner is implicated in this case by the police with ulterior motive. The petitioner is in custody since 11.11.2025 and has got five criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Ariyari PS Case No. 147 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.878 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 3/3 bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Siddharth Soni/- U T