Patna High CourtCR. MISC./13021/2026bail granted

Raj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-11Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13021 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1116 Year-2025 Thana- SAHARSA SADAR District- Saharsa ====================================================== Raj Kumar Singh Son of Ashok Kumar Singh R/o Village-Matsyagandha Police Line, Near Fayring Centre, Ward No 01, P.S-Saharsa Sadar, DistrictSaharsa ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-03-2026

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 offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of three cases, out of which two cases are under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 11.250 litres of liquor from a shop. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the shop but then he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of apprehended accused in police custody which does

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13021 of 2026(2) dt.11-03-2026 2/2 not have any evidentiary value. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 16.01.2026. It is further submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either through chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation.

4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. 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 Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No.1116 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T