Sakesh Sahiba @ Sakesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15062 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2020 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sakesh Sahiba @ Sakesh Kumar S/o- Ratneshwar Prasad Singh R/v- Jagdish Kamtaul Anant Ps- Kudhani Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026

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 414 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of seven cases out of which five cases are under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 3049.98 liters of liquor from the house of Shyam Babu and a motorcycle was seized.

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 house which does not belong to the petitioner and he has no concern or relation with Shyam Babu, but then he came to be implicated based on the fact that he is owner of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15062 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 seized vehicle. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus would create evidence against himself and hence would get implicated, it is further submitted that petitioner was completely unaware that his friend would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged who also fled from the spot. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 12.12.2025. It is further submitted that if privilege of bail is granted, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

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 Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2020 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T