Suryakant Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13072 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1529 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Suryakant Kumar S/o- Late Ram Pravesh Ray Resident of Village- Rampur Shyam Bind, P.S.- Mohanpur, District- Vaishali. At present- Kadamkuan Park Road, P.S.- Kadamkuan, District- Patna 2.

Chandan Kumar S/o- Aandan Kumar R/v- Aahra (Dwarikanath Lane) Salimpur, Ps- Gandhi Maidan Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(3), 41, 62 and 56(b) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have antecedent of one case under the excise act and allegation is of recovery of 544.32 liters of liquor from asbestos room of Raman Kumar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners were not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from their conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a house which does not belong to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13072 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 petitioners and they came to be implicated based on an allegation that they are renter in the said house, but then it is submitted that even the landlord was also implicated in the case, it is thus submitted that had the petitioners been involved in the occurrence, in the event the landlord would not have been implicated as an accused in the instant FIR. It is next submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since 22.01.2026.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application of the petitioners.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each 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 Excise P.S. Case No. 1529 of 2025.

7. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T