IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18611 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-352 Year-2019 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Jitendra Rai @ Jiterndra Kumar Rai @ Jitendra Kumar Yadav @ Jitendra Kumar @ Jitndra Kumar Rai S/o- Satan Rai @ Jatan Rai R/o Village- Jalalpur PS- Lalganj District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-05-2026 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 offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(2) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 944.28 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the house of co-accused Mukesh Kumar, who disclosed the name of this petitioner as one of his associate. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18611 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 in this case merely on the basis of disclosure made by co- accused person. Save and except confessional statement, there is no material on reocrd to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. Moreover, charges have already been framed against the petitioner on 23.02.2026 and he is in custody since 12.12.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner and period of custody, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed. 7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-I-cum- District and Additional Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 352 of 2019. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T