IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47632 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2026 Thana- Bikramganj Excise District- Rohtas ====================================================== Jitendra Chaudhary @ Jitendra Prasad Chaudhari S/o Shri Kedar Chaudhary @ Kedarnath Chaudhari R/o Village- Ganj Bharasana (Ganj Bharsara), P.S- Dinara, Dist- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashutosh Tripathy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 16-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in Excise P.S. Case No. 1245 of 2026 arising out of Excise P.S Bikramganj Case No. 127 of 2026 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) and 62 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 216 liters liquor was recovered, out of which 171 liters liquor was recovered from house of the petitioner. 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47632 of 2026(2) dt.16-07-2026 2/2 has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is further submitted that that recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner where other family members also reside. The petitioner is in custody since 14.05.2026 and has got one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 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 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 Excise P.S. Case No. 1245 of 2026 arising out of Excise P.S Bikramganj Case No. 127 of 2026. sukriti/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T