Bablu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1567 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-860 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Bablu Kumar Son of Sanjay Singh Resident of village- Baburbani, psSonepur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 2.

Satyendra Rai @ Satyendra Kumar son of Badan Rai @ Rambadan Rai Resident of village- Baburbani, ps- Sonepur, Dist- Saran at Chapra 3.

Shailendra Rai @ Shailendra Kumar @ Sailendra Ray Son of Amir Rai Resident of village- Baburbani, ps- Sonepur, Dist- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 has antecedents of seven cases out of which three cases are under the Excise Act, petitioner no.2 has antecedents of six cases under the Excise Act and petitioner no.3 has antecedents of eleven cases out of which three cases are under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 120 litres of liquor from bank of Ganga river. It is next submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1567 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 petitioners were not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from their conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioners but then is accessible to villagers at large and they came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar based on which subsequently the police arrested them. 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. It is also submitted that the petitioners are in custody since 19.12.2025.

4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

5. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners, above-named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs.55,000/- (Rupees Fifty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sonpur P.S. Case No.860 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sanjay/- U T