Patna High Court
CR. MISC./48597/2026 of Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Sah @ Jitendra Sahu Vs The State of Bihar on 17 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48597 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2026 Thana- JAKKANPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Sah @ Jitendra Sahu S/o Tilkeshwar Sahu @ Tilkeshwar Sao R/o Azad Lane,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48597 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2026 Thana- JAKKANPUR District- Patna ======================================================
Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Sah @ Jitendra Sahu S/o Tilkeshwar Sahu @
Tilkeshwar Sao R/o Azad Lane, Purnendpur, P.S.- Jakkanpur, Distt.- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
17-07-2026
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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of three cases out of which cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 14.06.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 256.98 liters of liquor from house of Shankar Prasad Gupta.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48597 of 2026(2) dt.17-07-2026
and he has no concern or relation with Shankar and he came to be implicated based on secret information which is the easiest way to implicate someone. 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.
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. 5000/- (Rupees Five 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 Jakkanpur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2026.
Rishabh/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T