Jitendra Sahni @ Jitender Sahni @ Mithu SahniversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21249 of 2026
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-590 Year-2025 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga
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                 Jitendra Sahni @ Jitender Sahni @ Mithu Sahni S/o Munna Sahani @ Tunnu
                 Sahni R/o Village- Maulaganj, P.S- Laheriasarai, Dist- Darbhanga.

                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate.
                                                 Mr. Saurav Anand, Advocate.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Manoj Kumar, Advocate.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   16-04-2026                     Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner and learned APP for the State.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection

                   with Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 590 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition

                   and Excise Act, as amended uptodate.

                                 3. Allegation is of recovery of 336 litres of country

                   made liquor from a pickup van bearing Registration No. BR-

                   07GA-0490.

                                 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent, but he admits

                   that the petitioner consumes liquor for which his wife had

                   earlier lodged an F.I.R. against him, in which case, he has been
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          released on pre-arrest bail and for the said reason and one

          criminal antecedent under Excise Act, petitioner has been made

          accused in the present case. Learned counsel further submits

          that the petitioner has no connection either with the driver or

          owner of the Pickup Van bearing Registration No. BR-07GA-

          0490 from which total recovery is of 336 litres of country made

          liquor. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade

          of liquor in any manner. The place of recovery is an open place

          which is accessible to anyone.

                       5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

          the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

                       6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf

          of the parties and the fact that the seizure list forms part of the

          F.I.R. in which place of recovery is Maulaganj Wali Pokhar

          which is an open place and accessible to anyone, the learned

          District Court is directed to verify from the District

          Transport Officer concerned, as to whether, the Pickup Van

          bearing Registration No. BR-07GA-0490 is registered in the

          name of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is

          not the owner of the aforesaid pickup van, then in that case,

          the petitioner, above named, be released on pre-arrest bail,

          in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below
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                     within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail

                     bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like

                     amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where

                     the case is pending in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case

                     No. 590 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under

                     Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C / Section 482 (2) BNSS.

                                  7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal

                     antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner

                     is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-

                     3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

                                  8. The bail application stands disposed of.



                                                                (Purnendu Singh, J)
mantreshwar/-

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